2020 KQ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Apr 2026	28.6	2.527 AU	1.972 AU	09h22m	+34°10'	112.2°	21.5°

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 KQ1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5302499
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6930531
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.97669
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 72.25901
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 250.00772
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 150.83797
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 141.70711
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.11889
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.20            
        

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
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   09 22 23.4   +34 10 52     1.972    2.527  112.2   21.5   116   28.6 
2026-04-09 16:05 UT   09 22 13.1   +34 07 09     1.979    2.526  111.6   21.6   116   28.6 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   09 22 08.4   +34 05 18     1.983    2.525  111.3   21.7   116   28.7 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   09 21 55.5   +33 59 36     1.993    2.523  110.4   21.9   116   28.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   09 21 44.7   +33 53 46     2.004    2.521  109.4   22.0   115   28.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   09 21 36.0   +33 47 48     2.015    2.520  108.5   22.2   115   28.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   09 21 29.4   +33 41 43     2.026    2.518  107.6   22.3   114   28.7 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   09 21 24.7   +33 35 31     2.037    2.516  106.7   22.5   114   28.7 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   09 21 22.1   +33 29 11     2.048    2.514  105.8   22.6   114   28.7 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   09 21 21.5   +33 22 46     2.059    2.512  104.9   22.7   113   28.8 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   09 21 22.8   +33 16 13     2.070    2.510  104.0   22.8   113   28.8 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   09 21 26.1   +33 09 35     2.081    2.508  103.1   22.9   113   28.8 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   09 21 31.2   +33 02 50     2.092    2.506  102.3   23.1   112   28.8 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   09 21 38.3   +32 55 60     2.104    2.504  101.4   23.2   112   28.8 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   09 21 47.2   +32 49 04     2.115    2.502  100.5   23.3   112   28.8 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   09 21 57.9   +32 42 03     2.126    2.500   99.7   23.4   112   28.8 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   09 22 10.3   +32 34 56     2.137    2.498   98.8   23.4   111   28.8 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   09 22 24.6   +32 27 45     2.149    2.496   98.0   23.5   111   28.9 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   09 22 40.5   +32 20 29     2.160    2.494   97.2   23.6   111   28.9 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   09 22 58.1   +32 13 08     2.171    2.492   96.3   23.7   111   28.9 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   09 23 17.4   +32 05 42     2.182    2.489   95.5   23.7   110   28.9 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   09 23 38.3   +31 58 12     2.194    2.487   94.7   23.8   110   28.9 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   09 24 00.9   +31 50 38     2.205    2.485   93.9   23.9   110   28.9 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   09 24 24.9   +31 42 60     2.216    2.483   93.0   23.9   110   28.9 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   09 24 50.5   +31 35 18     2.228    2.480   92.2   23.9   109   28.9 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   09 25 17.7   +31 27 31     2.239    2.478   91.4   24.0   109   28.9 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   09 25 46.3   +31 19 41     2.250    2.476   90.6   24.0   109   29.0 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   09 26 16.3   +31 11 47     2.261    2.473   89.8   24.1   109   29.0 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   09 26 47.8   +31 03 49     2.272    2.471   89.1   24.1   109   29.0 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   09 27 20.7   +30 55 48     2.283    2.469   88.3   24.1   108   29.0 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   09 27 54.9   +30 47 43     2.295    2.466   87.5   24.1   108   29.0 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   09 28 30.6   +30 39 35     2.306    2.464   86.7   24.1   108   29.0 

    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.