2020 KQ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Nov 2025	29.1	2.545 AU	2.398 AU	10h46m	+21°40'	87.0°	22.8°

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
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   10 46 00.2   +21 40 42     2.398    2.545   87.0   22.8   293   29.1 
2025-11-24 08:39 UT   10 46 18.1   +21 41 17     2.393    2.546   87.3   22.8   293   29.1 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   10 46 49.6   +21 42 21     2.385    2.547   87.8   22.8   293   29.1 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   10 47 37.9   +21 44 11     2.372    2.548   88.7   22.8   293   29.1 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   10 48 25.0   +21 46 10     2.360    2.550   89.5   22.8   293   29.1 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   10 49 11.1   +21 48 19     2.347    2.551   90.3   22.8   293   29.1 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   10 49 56.0   +21 50 39     2.334    2.552   91.2   22.7   293   29.1 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   10 50 39.8   +21 53 10     2.321    2.554   92.0   22.7   292   29.0 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   10 51 22.3   +21 55 51     2.308    2.555   92.9   22.7   292   29.0 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   10 52 03.7   +21 58 43     2.295    2.556   93.7   22.6   292   29.0 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   10 52 43.8   +22 01 46     2.283    2.558   94.6   22.6   292   29.0 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   10 53 22.7   +22 05 00     2.270    2.559   95.4   22.5   292   29.0 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   10 54 00.4   +22 08 26     2.257    2.560   96.3   22.5   292   29.0 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   10 54 36.7   +22 12 02     2.244    2.561   97.2   22.4   291   29.0 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   10 55 11.8   +22 15 51     2.231    2.562   98.1   22.4   291   29.0 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   10 55 45.5   +22 19 51     2.218    2.564   99.0   22.3   291   28.9 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   10 56 17.9   +22 24 03     2.206    2.565   99.9   22.2   291   28.9 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   10 56 48.9   +22 28 27     2.193    2.566  100.7   22.2   290   28.9 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   10 57 18.4   +22 33 02     2.180    2.567  101.6   22.1   290   28.9 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   10 57 46.6   +22 37 51     2.167    2.568  102.6   22.0   290   28.9 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   10 58 13.2   +22 42 51     2.155    2.569  103.5   21.9   290   28.9 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   10 58 38.4   +22 48 04     2.142    2.570  104.4   21.8   289   28.9 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   10 59 02.1   +22 53 30     2.129    2.571  105.3   21.7   289   28.8 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   10 59 24.2   +22 59 08     2.117    2.572  106.2   21.6   289   28.8 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   10 59 44.7   +23 04 59     2.104    2.573  107.2   21.4   289   28.8 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   11 00 03.7   +23 11 03     2.092    2.574  108.1   21.3   288   28.8 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   11 00 21.0   +23 17 19     2.079    2.575  109.1   21.2   288   28.8 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   11 00 36.7   +23 23 49     2.067    2.575  110.0   21.0   288   28.8 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   11 00 50.6   +23 30 31     2.055    2.576  111.0   20.9   287   28.7 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   11 01 02.9   +23 37 26     2.043    2.577  111.9   20.7   287   28.7 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   11 01 13.5   +23 44 34     2.031    2.578  112.9   20.6   287   28.7 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   11 01 22.2   +23 51 55     2.019    2.579  113.9   20.4   286   28.7 

    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.