2020 KP
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Sep 2026	33.6	2.796 AU	3.492 AU	09h20m	+18°12'	39.9°	13.3°

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
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   09 20 40.6   +18 12 09     3.492    2.796   39.9   13.3   291   33.6 
2026-09-20 14:32 UT   09 21 28.6   +18 08 52     3.486    2.796   40.2   13.4   291   33.6 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   09 21 59.8   +18 06 44     3.482    2.796   40.5   13.5   291   33.6 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   09 23 18.7   +18 01 20     3.472    2.795   41.2   13.7   291   33.6 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   09 24 37.2   +17 55 55     3.461    2.795   41.8   13.9   291   33.6 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   09 25 55.4   +17 50 31     3.451    2.794   42.5   14.0   291   33.6 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   09 27 13.3   +17 45 06     3.440    2.793   43.1   14.2   291   33.6 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   09 28 30.8   +17 39 42     3.429    2.793   43.8   14.4   291   33.6 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   09 29 47.9   +17 34 18     3.418    2.792   44.4   14.6   291   33.6 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   09 31 04.7   +17 28 54     3.407    2.792   45.1   14.7   291   33.6 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   09 32 21.2   +17 23 31     3.396    2.791   45.8   14.9   291   33.6 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   09 33 37.3   +17 18 08     3.385    2.790   46.4   15.1   291   33.6 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   09 34 53.0   +17 12 46     3.373    2.790   47.1   15.2   291   33.6 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   09 36 08.4   +17 07 24     3.362    2.789   47.8   15.4   291   33.6 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   09 37 23.4   +17 02 02     3.350    2.788   48.4   15.6   291   33.6 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   09 38 38.0   +16 56 42     3.338    2.787   49.1   15.7   291   33.6 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   09 39 52.3   +16 51 22     3.326    2.787   49.8   15.9   291   33.6 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   09 41 06.1   +16 46 03     3.314    2.786   50.5   16.1   291   33.6 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   09 42 19.5   +16 40 45     3.301    2.785   51.1   16.2   291   33.6 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   09 43 32.6   +16 35 28     3.289    2.784   51.8   16.4   291   33.6 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   09 44 45.2   +16 30 12     3.276    2.783   52.5   16.5   291   33.6 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   09 45 57.3   +16 24 58     3.264    2.782   53.2   16.7   291   33.6 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   09 47 09.1   +16 19 44     3.251    2.782   53.9   16.9   292   33.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   09 48 20.4   +16 14 32     3.238    2.781   54.6   17.0   292   33.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   09 49 31.3   +16 09 22     3.225    2.780   55.3   17.2   292   33.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   09 50 41.7   +16 04 13     3.212    2.779   56.0   17.3   292   33.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   09 51 51.6   +15 59 05     3.198    2.778   56.6   17.5   292   33.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   09 53 01.1   +15 53 60     3.185    2.777   57.3   17.6   292   33.6 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   09 54 10.1   +15 48 56     3.171    2.776   58.1   17.7   292   33.5 

    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.