2020 KQ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Apr 2026	28.9	2.485 AU	2.205 AU	09h24m	+31°50'	93.9°	23.9°

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
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   09 24 00.9   +31 50 38     2.205    2.485   93.9   23.9   110   28.9 
2026-04-30 05:43 UT   09 24 06.5   +31 48 49     2.208    2.484   93.7   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 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   09 29 07.5   +30 31 23     2.317    2.461   86.0   24.2   108   29.0 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   09 29 45.7   +30 23 08     2.328    2.459   85.2   24.2   108   29.0 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   09 30 25.3   +30 14 49     2.339    2.456   84.5   24.2   108   29.0 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   09 31 06.0   +30 06 27     2.350    2.454   83.7   24.2   107   29.0 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   09 31 48.1   +29 58 02     2.360    2.451   83.0   24.2   107   29.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   09 32 31.3   +29 49 34     2.371    2.448   82.2   24.1   107   29.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   09 33 15.7   +29 41 02     2.382    2.446   81.5   24.1   107   29.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   09 34 01.3   +29 32 27     2.393    2.443   80.7   24.1   107   29.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   09 34 48.0   +29 23 50     2.403    2.440   80.0   24.1   107   29.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   09 35 35.9   +29 15 09     2.414    2.438   79.3   24.1   107   29.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   09 36 24.8   +29 06 25     2.425    2.435   78.6   24.0   106   29.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   09 37 14.9   +28 57 38     2.435    2.432   77.8   24.0   106   29.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   09 38 05.9   +28 48 49     2.446    2.429   77.1   24.0   106   29.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   09 38 58.0   +28 39 56     2.456    2.427   76.4   23.9   106   29.1 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   09 39 51.1   +28 31 01     2.466    2.424   75.7   23.9   106   29.1 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   09 40 45.2   +28 22 03     2.476    2.421   75.0   23.8   106   29.1 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   09 41 40.3   +28 13 02     2.486    2.418   74.3   23.8   106   29.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   09 42 36.3   +28 03 58     2.497    2.415   73.6   23.7   106   29.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   09 43 33.2   +27 54 52     2.506    2.412   72.9   23.7   106   29.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   09 44 31.0   +27 45 43     2.516    2.409   72.3   23.6   105   29.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   09 45 29.7   +27 36 31     2.526    2.406   71.6   23.6   105   29.1 

    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.