2020 KN2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Feb 2026	30.9	2.439 AU	2.053 AU	03h45m	+19°51'	100.9°	23.4°

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
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   03 45 52.3   +19 51 37     2.053    2.439  100.9   23.4    77   30.9 
2026-02-07 16:35 UT   03 46 17.7   +19 53 03     2.064    2.441  100.3   23.4    77   30.9 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   03 46 29.2   +19 53 41     2.069    2.441  100.0   23.4    77   30.9 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   03 47 07.5   +19 55 50     2.085    2.444   99.1   23.5    77   31.0 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   03 47 47.0   +19 58 01     2.101    2.446   98.3   23.5    77   31.0 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   03 48 27.9   +20 00 16     2.117    2.449   97.4   23.6    78   31.0 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   03 49 10.1   +20 02 35     2.133    2.451   96.6   23.6    78   31.0 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   03 49 53.6   +20 04 56     2.149    2.453   95.7   23.6    78   31.0 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   03 50 38.3   +20 07 21     2.165    2.456   94.9   23.6    78   31.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   03 51 24.2   +20 09 48     2.181    2.458   94.1   23.6    78   31.1 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   03 52 11.4   +20 12 18     2.198    2.460   93.3   23.6    78   31.1 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   03 52 59.7   +20 14 51     2.214    2.463   92.5   23.6    78   31.1 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   03 53 49.1   +20 17 26     2.230    2.465   91.6   23.6    78   31.1 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   03 54 39.7   +20 20 03     2.246    2.467   90.8   23.6    78   31.1 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   03 55 31.5   +20 22 43     2.262    2.469   90.0   23.6    78   31.2 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   03 56 24.3   +20 25 25     2.278    2.471   89.2   23.6    78   31.2 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   03 57 18.2   +20 28 08     2.294    2.473   88.4   23.6    78   31.2 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   03 58 13.1   +20 30 54     2.310    2.476   87.7   23.5    78   31.2 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   03 59 09.1   +20 33 41     2.326    2.478   86.9   23.5    78   31.2 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   04 00 06.1   +20 36 30     2.342    2.480   86.1   23.5    79   31.2 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   04 01 04.0   +20 39 20     2.358    2.482   85.3   23.4    79   31.3 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   04 02 03.0   +20 42 11     2.374    2.484   84.5   23.4    79   31.3 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   04 03 02.8   +20 45 04     2.390    2.486   83.8   23.3    79   31.3 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   04 04 03.6   +20 47 57     2.406    2.488   83.0   23.3    79   31.3 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   04 05 05.3   +20 50 52     2.422    2.490   82.3   23.2    79   31.3 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   04 06 07.9   +20 53 48     2.437    2.492   81.5   23.2    79   31.3 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   04 07 11.4   +20 56 44     2.453    2.494   80.8   23.1    79   31.3 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   04 08 15.7   +20 59 41     2.469    2.496   80.0   23.0    79   31.4 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   04 09 20.8   +21 02 38     2.484    2.498   79.3   23.0    79   31.4 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   04 10 26.8   +21 05 36     2.500    2.500   78.5   22.9    79   31.4 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   04 11 33.6   +21 08 34     2.516    2.501   77.8   22.8    80   31.4 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   04 12 41.2   +21 11 32     2.531    2.503   77.1   22.7    80   31.4 

    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.