2020 KQ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Oct 2025	29.3	2.491 AU	2.754 AU	10h14m	+21°55'	64.4°	21.1°

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
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   10 14 11.7   +21 55 32     2.754    2.491   64.4   21.1   296   29.3 
2025-10-25 07:49 UT   10 14 36.2   +21 54 50     2.751    2.491   64.6   21.1   296   29.3 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   10 15 26.6   +21 53 24     2.744    2.493   65.1   21.2   296   29.3 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   10 16 41.0   +21 51 23     2.733    2.495   65.8   21.3   296   29.3 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   10 17 54.6   +21 49 26     2.722    2.497   66.5   21.4   296   29.3 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   10 19 07.4   +21 47 36     2.711    2.499   67.2   21.5   296   29.3 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   10 20 19.6   +21 45 51     2.700    2.501   67.9   21.6   296   29.3 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   10 21 31.1   +21 44 12     2.689    2.503   68.6   21.7   296   29.3 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   10 22 41.8   +21 42 39     2.677    2.505   69.3   21.8   296   29.3 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   10 23 51.8   +21 41 13     2.666    2.507   70.1   21.8   296   29.3 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   10 25 01.0   +21 39 52     2.654    2.509   70.8   21.9   296   29.3 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   10 26 09.5   +21 38 38     2.643    2.511   71.5   22.0   296   29.3 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   10 27 17.2   +21 37 31     2.631    2.513   72.3   22.1   295   29.3 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   10 28 24.1   +21 36 31     2.620    2.515   73.0   22.1   295   29.3 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   10 29 30.3   +21 35 37     2.608    2.517   73.7   22.2   295   29.3 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   10 30 35.6   +21 34 51     2.596    2.519   74.5   22.3   295   29.2 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   10 31 40.1   +21 34 11     2.584    2.521   75.2   22.3   295   29.2 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   10 32 43.9   +21 33 39     2.572    2.523   76.0   22.4   295   29.2 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   10 33 46.7   +21 33 15     2.560    2.524   76.8   22.4   295   29.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   10 34 48.7   +21 32 58     2.548    2.526   77.5   22.5   295   29.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   10 35 49.9   +21 32 49     2.536    2.528   78.3   22.5   295   29.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   10 36 50.1   +21 32 49     2.523    2.530   79.1   22.6   295   29.2 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   10 37 49.5   +21 32 56     2.511    2.531   79.8   22.6   295   29.2 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   10 38 47.9   +21 33 12     2.499    2.533   80.6   22.7   294   29.2 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   10 39 45.4   +21 33 36     2.486    2.535   81.4   22.7   294   29.2 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   10 40 41.9   +21 34 10     2.474    2.536   82.2   22.7   294   29.2 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   10 41 37.5   +21 34 52     2.461    2.538   83.0   22.7   294   29.2 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   10 42 32.1   +21 35 43     2.449    2.539   83.8   22.8   294   29.2 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   10 43 25.6   +21 36 44     2.436    2.541   84.6   22.8   294   29.1 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   10 44 18.2   +21 37 54     2.423    2.542   85.4   22.8   294   29.1 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   10 45 09.7   +21 39 13     2.411    2.544   86.2   22.8   294   29.1 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   10 46 00.2   +21 40 42     2.398    2.545   87.0   22.8   293   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.