2020 KN2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Nov 2025	28.9	2.183 AU	1.207 AU	04h35m	+21°44'	168.2°	5.3°

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
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   04 35 19.4   +21 44 06     1.207    2.183  168.2    5.3   263   28.9 
2025-11-21 01:31 UT   04 35 13.2   +21 43 54     1.207    2.184  168.3    5.3   263   28.9 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   04 33 40.4   +21 40 56     1.209    2.188  169.6    4.7   263   28.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   04 32 01.2   +21 37 43     1.211    2.192  171.0    4.1   263   28.8 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   04 30 21.9   +21 34 26     1.213    2.196  172.4    3.4   263   28.8 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   04 28 42.7   +21 31 05     1.216    2.200  173.8    2.8   263   28.7 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   04 27 03.6   +21 27 42     1.219    2.204  175.2    2.2   264   28.7 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   04 25 24.8   +21 24 15     1.222    2.208  176.5    1.5   265   28.7 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   04 23 46.5   +21 20 45     1.225    2.212  177.9    0.9   267   28.6 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   04 22 08.7   +21 17 13     1.229    2.216  179.3    0.3   281   28.6 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   04 20 31.7   +21 13 39     1.233    2.220  179.2    0.3    63   28.6 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   04 18 55.4   +21 10 04     1.238    2.224  177.8    1.0    74   28.7 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   04 17 20.1   +21 06 27     1.242    2.227  176.5    1.6    76   28.7 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   04 15 45.7   +21 02 50     1.247    2.231  175.1    2.2    77   28.8 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   04 14 12.6   +20 59 11     1.253    2.235  173.7    2.8    78   28.8 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   04 12 40.6   +20 55 33     1.258    2.239  172.3    3.4    78   28.9 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   04 11 10.0   +20 51 55     1.264    2.243  171.0    4.0    78   28.9 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   04 09 40.8   +20 48 17     1.270    2.247  169.6    4.5    78   29.0 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   04 08 13.1   +20 44 40     1.277    2.250  168.2    5.1    78   29.0 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   04 06 47.0   +20 41 05     1.284    2.254  166.9    5.7    78   29.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   04 05 22.6   +20 37 31     1.291    2.258  165.5    6.3    78   29.1 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   04 03 59.9   +20 33 60     1.298    2.261  164.2    6.8    78   29.2 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   04 02 39.1   +20 30 31     1.306    2.265  162.8    7.4    78   29.2 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   04 01 20.2   +20 27 04     1.313    2.269  161.5    7.9    78   29.3 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   04 00 03.2   +20 23 41     1.322    2.272  160.2    8.4    78   29.3 

    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.