2020 KP
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Oct 2025	30.6	1.761 AU	1.060 AU	05h58m	+23°18'	117.8°	30.0°

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 KP are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5374098
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8219175
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.59311
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 60.96768
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 239.26167
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 68.11197
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 120.17980
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.08779
            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
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   05 58 34.1   +23 18 17     1.060    1.761  117.8   30.0   270   30.6 
2025-10-21 07:37 UT   05 58 23.9   +23 18 58     1.059    1.763  118.2   29.9   270   30.6 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   05 58 00.9   +23 20 28     1.057    1.768  118.9   29.5   270   30.5 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   05 57 24.3   +23 22 40     1.053    1.775  120.1   29.0   270   30.5 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   05 56 44.4   +23 24 51     1.050    1.782  121.2   28.5   270   30.5 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   05 56 01.2   +23 27 03     1.047    1.789  122.4   28.0   270   30.5 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   05 55 14.7   +23 29 14     1.044    1.796  123.6   27.5   269   30.5 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   05 54 24.9   +23 31 25     1.041    1.803  124.8   26.9   269   30.5 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   05 53 31.9   +23 33 35     1.038    1.810  126.0   26.4   269   30.5 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   05 52 35.6   +23 35 44     1.035    1.817  127.2   25.8   269   30.4 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   05 51 36.0   +23 37 52     1.032    1.823  128.4   25.3   269   30.4 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   05 50 33.3   +23 39 58     1.030    1.830  129.6   24.7   269   30.4 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   05 49 27.4   +23 42 02     1.027    1.837  130.9   24.1   269   30.4 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   05 48 18.4   +23 44 05     1.025    1.844  132.1   23.5   269   30.4 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   05 47 06.3   +23 46 05     1.023    1.851  133.4   22.9   268   30.4 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   05 45 51.2   +23 48 02     1.021    1.857  134.7   22.3   268   30.4 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   05 44 33.1   +23 49 56     1.019    1.864  136.0   21.7   268   30.3 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   05 43 12.1   +23 51 47     1.017    1.871  137.3   21.1   268   30.3 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   05 41 48.3   +23 53 34     1.016    1.877  138.6   20.4   268   30.3 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   05 40 21.7   +23 55 16     1.014    1.884  140.0   19.8   267   30.3 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   05 38 52.3   +23 56 55     1.013    1.891  141.3   19.1   267   30.3 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   05 37 20.4   +23 58 28     1.012    1.897  142.7   18.5   267   30.3 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   05 35 45.9   +23 59 57     1.011    1.904  144.0   17.8   267   30.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   05 34 09.0   +24 01 20     1.011    1.910  145.4   17.1   266   30.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   05 32 29.7   +24 02 37     1.010    1.917  146.8   16.4   266   30.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   05 30 48.2   +24 03 48     1.010    1.923  148.2   15.7   266   30.2 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   05 29 04.6   +24 04 53     1.010    1.930  149.6   15.1   266   30.2 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   05 27 19.1   +24 05 51     1.011    1.936  151.0   14.4   265   30.2 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   05 25 31.6   +24 06 43     1.011    1.942  152.4   13.7   265   30.2 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   05 23 42.5   +24 07 27     1.012    1.949  153.8   12.9   264   30.1 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   05 21 51.9   +24 08 04     1.013    1.955  155.2   12.2   264   30.1 

    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.