2020 KO1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Aug 2026	29.5	2.157 AU	2.169 AU	04h26m	+19°47'	75.8°	27.1°

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 KO1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4851429
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9827252
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.88072
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 132.35607
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 140.78144
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 338.12210
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 93.15263
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.18901
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.79            
        

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
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   04 26 07.1   +19 47 33     2.169    2.157   75.8   27.1   260   29.5 
2026-08-17 03:59 UT   04 26 18.5   +19 47 52     2.168    2.158   75.9   27.1   260   29.5 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   04 27 15.4   +19 49 26     2.162    2.162   76.5   27.1   261   29.5 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   04 28 22.5   +19 51 15     2.154    2.167   77.2   27.1   261   29.5 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   04 29 28.4   +19 52 58     2.147    2.173   77.9   27.1   261   29.5 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   04 30 33.1   +19 54 37     2.139    2.178   78.6   27.1   261   29.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   04 31 36.5   +19 56 12     2.132    2.183   79.3   27.1   261   29.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   04 32 38.7   +19 57 42     2.124    2.189   80.0   27.1   261   29.5 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   04 33 39.6   +19 59 07     2.116    2.194   80.7   27.1   261   29.4 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   04 34 39.2   +20 00 28     2.108    2.199   81.5   27.0   261   29.4 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   04 35 37.5   +20 01 44     2.101    2.204   82.2   27.0   261   29.4 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   04 36 34.4   +20 02 56     2.093    2.209   82.9   27.0   262   29.4 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   04 37 30.0   +20 04 04     2.085    2.215   83.7   27.0   262   29.4 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   04 38 24.2   +20 05 08     2.077    2.220   84.4   26.9   262   29.4 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   04 39 17.1   +20 06 07     2.069    2.225   85.2   26.9   262   29.4 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   04 40 08.5   +20 07 02     2.060    2.230   86.0   26.8   262   29.4 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   04 40 58.5   +20 07 53     2.052    2.235   86.7   26.8   262   29.4 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   04 41 47.1   +20 08 40     2.044    2.240   87.5   26.7   262   29.4 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   04 42 34.2   +20 09 23     2.036    2.245   88.3   26.7   262   29.4 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   04 43 19.8   +20 10 02     2.027    2.250   89.1   26.6   262   29.4 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   04 44 03.9   +20 10 37     2.019    2.255   89.9   26.6   263   29.4 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   04 44 46.4   +20 11 08     2.011    2.260   90.7   26.5   263   29.4 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   04 45 27.4   +20 11 35     2.002    2.265   91.5   26.4   263   29.4 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   04 46 06.7   +20 11 59     1.994    2.270   92.3   26.3   263   29.4 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   04 46 44.5   +20 12 18     1.985    2.275   93.1   26.2   263   29.4 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   04 47 20.6   +20 12 34     1.977    2.280   94.0   26.1   263   29.4 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   04 47 55.0   +20 12 46     1.968    2.285   94.8   26.0   263   29.3 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   04 48 27.8   +20 12 54     1.960    2.290   95.7   25.9   263   29.3 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   04 48 58.9   +20 12 59     1.951    2.295   96.5   25.8   263   29.3 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   04 49 28.2   +20 13 00     1.943    2.299   97.4   25.7   263   29.3 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   04 49 55.8   +20 12 58     1.934    2.304   98.2   25.6   263   29.3 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   04 50 21.6   +20 12 52     1.925    2.309   99.1   25.5   264   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.