2020 KN2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Oct 2025	29.5	2.045 AU	1.276 AU	05h14m	+22°40'	128.0°	22.6°

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)                : 0.4521298
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7807836
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.49652
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 83.09666
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 201.02473
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 97.57697
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 104.12067
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.17813
            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
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   05 14 27.4   +22 40 34     1.276    2.045  128.0   22.6   266   29.5 
2025-10-21 23:58 UT   05 13 45.9   +22 39 53     1.271    2.050  129.1   22.1   266   29.5 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   05 13 45.8   +22 39 53     1.271    2.050  129.1   22.1   266   29.5 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   05 13 01.5   +22 39 08     1.266    2.055  130.3   21.7   266   29.4 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   05 12 14.5   +22 38 20     1.261    2.060  131.5   21.2   266   29.4 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   05 11 24.7   +22 37 28     1.256    2.064  132.7   20.7   266   29.4 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   05 10 32.3   +22 36 32     1.252    2.069  133.9   20.3   265   29.4 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   05 09 37.2   +22 35 32     1.247    2.074  135.1   19.8   265   29.4 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   05 08 39.6   +22 34 28     1.243    2.078  136.3   19.3   265   29.4 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   05 07 39.3   +22 33 20     1.239    2.083  137.5   18.8   265   29.3 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   05 06 36.5   +22 32 07     1.235    2.088  138.8   18.3   265   29.3 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   05 05 31.3   +22 30 50     1.232    2.092  140.0   17.7   265   29.3 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   05 04 23.6   +22 29 28     1.228    2.097  141.3   17.2   265   29.3 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   05 03 13.6   +22 28 02     1.225    2.101  142.6   16.7   265   29.3 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   05 02 01.3   +22 26 30     1.222    2.106  143.8   16.1   265   29.2 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   05 00 46.7   +22 24 54     1.219    2.110  145.1   15.6   265   29.2 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   04 59 30.0   +22 23 12     1.216    2.115  146.4   15.0   265   29.2 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   04 58 11.2   +22 21 26     1.214    2.119  147.7   14.5   264   29.2 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   04 56 50.3   +22 19 34     1.212    2.124  149.1   13.9   264   29.2 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   04 55 27.5   +22 17 36     1.210    2.128  150.4   13.3   264   29.1 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   04 54 02.9   +22 15 34     1.208    2.133  151.7   12.7   264   29.1 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   04 52 36.4   +22 13 26     1.206    2.137  153.0   12.1   264   29.1 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   04 51 08.3   +22 11 12     1.205    2.141  154.4   11.5   264   29.1 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   04 49 38.7   +22 08 53     1.204    2.146  155.7   10.9   264   29.1 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   04 48 07.5   +22 06 29     1.203    2.150  157.1   10.3   264   29.0 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   04 46 35.0   +22 03 59     1.203    2.154  158.5    9.7   264   29.0 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   04 45 01.3   +22 01 23     1.203    2.158  159.8    9.1   263   29.0 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   04 43 26.4   +21 58 43     1.203    2.163  161.2    8.5   263   29.0 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   04 41 50.5   +21 55 57     1.203    2.167  162.6    7.8   263   29.0 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   04 40 13.7   +21 53 07     1.204    2.171  164.0    7.2   263   28.9 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   04 38 36.2   +21 50 11     1.204    2.175  165.4    6.6   263   28.9 

    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.