2020 KN2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Sep 2026	31.6	2.464 AU	3.109 AU	09h30m	+15°02'	42.5°	16.0°

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
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   09 30 12.4   +15 02 27     3.109    2.464   42.5   16.0   289   31.6 
2026-09-26 14:52 UT   09 31 09.1   +14 57 57     3.101    2.463   42.9   16.1   289   31.6 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   09 31 44.0   +14 55 11     3.097    2.462   43.1   16.2   289   31.6 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   09 33 15.3   +14 47 53     3.085    2.460   43.7   16.3   289   31.6 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   09 34 46.3   +14 40 34     3.073    2.457   44.3   16.5   289   31.6 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   09 36 17.2   +14 33 13     3.061    2.455   44.9   16.7   289   31.6 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   09 37 47.9   +14 25 51     3.049    2.453   45.5   16.9   289   31.6 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   09 39 18.3   +14 18 28     3.037    2.451   46.1   17.1   289   31.6 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   09 40 48.4   +14 11 03     3.024    2.448   46.7   17.3   289   31.6 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   09 42 18.4   +14 03 37     3.012    2.446   47.3   17.5   289   31.6 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   09 43 48.1   +13 56 10     2.999    2.443   47.9   17.7   289   31.6 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   09 45 17.6   +13 48 41     2.986    2.441   48.5   17.9   290   31.6 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   09 46 46.8   +13 41 11     2.973    2.438   49.1   18.0   290   31.6 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   09 48 15.7   +13 33 41     2.960    2.436   49.7   18.2   290   31.6 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   09 49 44.4   +13 26 09     2.947    2.434   50.3   18.4   290   31.5 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   09 51 12.8   +13 18 37     2.934    2.431   50.9   18.6   290   31.5 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   09 52 41.0   +13 11 03     2.921    2.429   51.5   18.8   290   31.5 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   09 54 08.9   +13 03 29     2.907    2.426   52.1   19.0   290   31.5 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   09 55 36.5   +12 55 54     2.894    2.423   52.7   19.1   290   31.5 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   09 57 03.8   +12 48 19     2.880    2.421   53.3   19.3   290   31.5 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   09 58 30.9   +12 40 43     2.867    2.418   54.0   19.5   290   31.5 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   09 59 57.6   +12 33 06     2.853    2.416   54.6   19.7   290   31.5 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   10 01 24.1   +12 25 29     2.839    2.413   55.2   19.8   290   31.5 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   10 02 50.2   +12 17 52     2.825    2.410   55.8   20.0   291   31.5 

    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.