2020 KN2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Oct 2026	31.5	2.413 AU	2.839 AU	10h01m	+12°25'	55.2°	19.8°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2020 KN2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4517835
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7812944
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.49657
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 83.09816
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 201.05694
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 180.49270
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 104.15438
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.17841
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.38            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   10 01 28.1   +12 25 08     2.839    2.413   55.2   19.8   290   31.5 
2026-10-17 18:39 UT   10 02 35.1   +12 19 12     2.828    2.410   55.7   20.0   290   31.5 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   10 02 54.3   +12 17 30     2.825    2.410   55.8   20.0   291   31.5 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   10 04 20.2   +12 09 52     2.811    2.407   56.4   20.2   291   31.5 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   10 05 45.7   +12 02 13     2.796    2.404   57.0   20.3   291   31.5 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   10 07 11.0   +11 54 35     2.782    2.402   57.7   20.5   291   31.5 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   10 08 36.0   +11 46 56     2.768    2.399   58.3   20.7   291   31.5 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   10 10 00.6   +11 39 17     2.753    2.396   58.9   20.8   291   31.4 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   10 11 25.0   +11 31 38     2.739    2.393   59.5   21.0   291   31.4 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   10 12 49.0   +11 23 59     2.724    2.391   60.2   21.2   291   31.4 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   10 14 12.7   +11 16 20     2.709    2.388   60.8   21.3   291   31.4 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   10 15 36.0   +11 08 42     2.695    2.385   61.4   21.5   291   31.4 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   10 16 59.0   +11 01 03     2.680    2.382   62.1   21.6   291   31.4 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   10 18 21.7   +10 53 25     2.665    2.379   62.7   21.8   291   31.4 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   10 19 44.1   +10 45 47     2.650    2.376   63.3   21.9   291   31.4 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   10 21 06.1   +10 38 09     2.635    2.373   64.0   22.1   291   31.4 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   10 22 27.7   +10 30 32     2.619    2.370   64.6   22.2   291   31.4 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   10 23 49.0   +10 22 55     2.604    2.367   65.3   22.4   291   31.3 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   10 25 09.9   +10 15 20     2.589    2.364   65.9   22.5   292   31.3 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   10 26 30.5   +10 07 44     2.573    2.361   66.6   22.7   292   31.3 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   10 27 50.6   +10 00 10     2.558    2.358   67.2   22.8   292   31.3 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   10 29 10.4   +09 52 37     2.542    2.355   67.9   23.0   292   31.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   10 30 29.7   +09 45 04     2.526    2.352   68.5   23.1   292   31.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   10 31 48.6   +09 37 33     2.511    2.349   69.2   23.2   292   31.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   10 33 07.2   +09 30 03     2.495    2.346   69.8   23.4   292   31.3 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.