2020 KP
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Nov 2026	33.4	2.757 AU	2.940 AU	10h11m	+14°33'	69.6°	19.7°

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 KP are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5371979
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8226058
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.59096
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 60.94319
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 239.32808
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 148.17917
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 120.22184
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.08807
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.46            
        

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
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   10 11 23.8   +14 33 04     2.940    2.757   69.6   19.7   292   33.4 
2026-11-02 00:32 UT   10 11 25.2   +14 32 58     2.940    2.757   69.6   19.7   292   33.4 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   10 12 23.6   +14 28 44     2.925    2.755   70.4   19.8   292   33.4 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   10 13 22.7   +14 24 27     2.910    2.754   71.1   19.9   292   33.4 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   10 14 21.2   +14 20 13     2.894    2.753   71.9   20.0   292   33.4 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   10 15 19.1   +14 16 04     2.879    2.751   72.6   20.1   292   33.4 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   10 16 16.2   +14 11 58     2.863    2.750   73.4   20.2   292   33.4 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   10 17 12.7   +14 07 56     2.848    2.748   74.2   20.3   292   33.4 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   10 18 08.5   +14 03 58     2.832    2.747   74.9   20.4   292   33.4 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   10 19 03.6   +14 00 05     2.816    2.745   75.7   20.5   292   33.4 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   10 19 57.9   +13 56 16     2.801    2.744   76.5   20.5   292   33.3 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   10 20 51.5   +13 52 31     2.785    2.742   77.3   20.6   292   33.3 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   10 21 44.4   +13 48 51     2.769    2.741   78.1   20.7   292   33.3 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   10 22 36.5   +13 45 15     2.753    2.739   78.8   20.8   292   33.3 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   10 23 27.8   +13 41 44     2.737    2.737   79.6   20.8   292   33.3 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   10 24 18.4   +13 38 19     2.721    2.736   80.4   20.9   292   33.3 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   10 25 08.1   +13 34 58     2.704    2.734   81.2   20.9   292   33.3 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   10 25 57.0   +13 31 42     2.688    2.732   82.0   21.0   292   33.3 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   10 26 45.1   +13 28 32     2.672    2.731   82.8   21.0   292   33.2 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   10 27 32.3   +13 25 27     2.656    2.729   83.6   21.1   292   33.2 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   10 28 18.7   +13 22 27     2.639    2.727   84.5   21.1   292   33.2 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   10 29 04.2   +13 19 33     2.623    2.725   85.3   21.2   292   33.2 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   10 29 48.8   +13 16 45     2.607    2.724   86.1   21.2   292   33.2 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   10 30 32.5   +13 14 02     2.590    2.722   86.9   21.2   292   33.2 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   10 31 15.3   +13 11 26     2.574    2.720   87.8   21.3   292   33.2 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   10 31 57.2   +13 08 56     2.557    2.718   88.6   21.3   292   33.2 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   10 32 38.1   +13 06 32     2.541    2.716   89.4   21.3   292   33.1 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   10 33 18.0   +13 04 14     2.524    2.714   90.3   21.3   292   33.1 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   10 33 57.0   +13 02 04     2.508    2.713   91.1   21.3   292   33.1 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   10 34 34.9   +12 59 59     2.491    2.711   92.0   21.3   292   33.1 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   10 35 11.8   +12 58 02     2.474    2.709   92.8   21.3   292   33.1 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   10 35 47.6   +12 56 12     2.458    2.707   93.7   21.3   292   33.1 

    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.