2020 KN2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Sep 2026	31.6	2.506 AU	3.325 AU	08h57m	+17°27'	30.3°	11.7°

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)                : 0.4517987
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7813408
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.49659
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 83.09818
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 201.05693
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 180.45729
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 104.15439
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.17842
            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
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   08 57 22.6   +17 27 39     3.325    2.506   30.3   11.7   287   31.6 
2026-09-05 02:20 UT   08 57 31.9   +17 27 01     3.324    2.506   30.3   11.7   287   31.6 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   08 58 58.3   +17 21 07     3.316    2.505   30.9   11.9   287   31.6 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   09 00 33.8   +17 14 31     3.307    2.503   31.4   12.1   287   31.6 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   09 02 09.2   +17 07 54     3.298    2.501   32.0   12.3   287   31.6 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   09 03 44.4   +17 01 14     3.288    2.499   32.6   12.5   287   31.6 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   09 05 19.4   +16 54 31     3.279    2.497   33.2   12.7   287   31.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   09 06 54.2   +16 47 46     3.269    2.495   33.7   12.9   287   31.6 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   09 08 28.8   +16 40 59     3.259    2.493   34.3   13.2   287   31.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   09 10 03.2   +16 34 10     3.250    2.491   34.9   13.4   287   31.6 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   09 11 37.5   +16 27 19     3.239    2.489   35.5   13.6   288   31.6 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   09 13 11.5   +16 20 25     3.229    2.488   36.1   13.8   288   31.6 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   09 14 45.4   +16 13 29     3.219    2.485   36.6   14.0   288   31.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   09 16 19.0   +16 06 32     3.208    2.483   37.2   14.2   288   31.6 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   09 17 52.5   +15 59 32     3.198    2.481   37.8   14.4   288   31.6 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   09 19 25.7   +15 52 30     3.187    2.479   38.4   14.6   288   31.6 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   09 20 58.7   +15 45 26     3.176    2.477   39.0   14.8   288   31.6 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   09 22 31.5   +15 38 21     3.165    2.475   39.6   15.0   288   31.6 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   09 24 04.1   +15 31 14     3.154    2.473   40.1   15.2   288   31.6 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   09 25 36.5   +15 24 04     3.143    2.471   40.7   15.4   288   31.6 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   09 27 08.7   +15 16 54     3.132    2.469   41.3   15.6   289   31.6 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   09 28 40.7   +15 09 41     3.120    2.466   41.9   15.8   289   31.6 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   09 30 12.4   +15 02 27     3.109    2.464   42.5   16.0   289   31.6 

    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.