2020 KQ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jan 2026	28.5	2.584 AU	1.926 AU	11h01m	+24°58'	121.8°	18.9°

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
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   11 01 26.1   +24 58 16     1.926    2.584  121.8   18.9   283   28.5 
2026-01-01 02:49 UT   11 01 25.3   +24 59 20     1.925    2.584  122.0   18.8   283   28.5 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   11 01 18.0   +25 07 28     1.915    2.585  122.9   18.6   282   28.5 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   11 01 07.8   +25 16 53     1.905    2.585  123.9   18.4   282   28.5 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   11 00 55.7   +25 26 29     1.894    2.586  124.9   18.2   281   28.5 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   11 00 41.5   +25 36 16     1.883    2.586  125.9   17.9   280   28.5 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   11 00 25.2   +25 46 14     1.873    2.586  127.0   17.7   280   28.5 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   11 00 06.8   +25 56 24     1.863    2.587  128.0   17.4   279   28.4 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   10 59 46.3   +26 06 44     1.853    2.587  129.0   17.2   278   28.4 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   10 59 23.7   +26 17 14     1.843    2.588  130.1   16.9   278   28.4 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   10 58 58.9   +26 27 54     1.833    2.588  131.1   16.6   277   28.4 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   10 58 32.0   +26 38 43     1.824    2.588  132.2   16.4   276   28.3 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   10 58 02.8   +26 49 42     1.814    2.589  133.2   16.1   275   28.3 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   10 57 31.5   +27 00 50     1.805    2.589  134.3   15.8   275   28.3 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   10 56 58.0   +27 12 05     1.796    2.589  135.3   15.5   274   28.3 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   10 56 22.2   +27 23 29     1.787    2.590  136.3   15.2   273   28.3 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   10 55 44.3   +27 34 60     1.779    2.590  137.4   14.9   272   28.2 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   10 55 04.1   +27 46 37     1.770    2.590  138.4   14.6   271   28.2 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   10 54 21.6   +27 58 21     1.762    2.590  139.5   14.3   270   28.2 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   10 53 37.0   +28 10 09     1.754    2.590  140.5   14.0   268   28.2 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   10 52 50.1   +28 22 03     1.747    2.590  141.5   13.7   267   28.2 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   10 52 01.1   +28 34 01     1.739    2.591  142.5   13.4   266   28.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   10 51 09.8   +28 46 02     1.732    2.591  143.6   13.0   265   28.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   10 50 16.4   +28 58 06     1.725    2.591  144.6   12.7   263   28.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   10 49 20.8   +29 10 12     1.718    2.591  145.6   12.4   262   28.1 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   10 48 23.0   +29 22 18     1.712    2.591  146.5   12.1   260   28.1 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   10 47 23.2   +29 34 26     1.706    2.591  147.5   11.8   259   28.0 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   10 46 21.3   +29 46 33     1.700    2.591  148.4   11.5   257   28.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   10 45 17.4   +29 58 38     1.694    2.591  149.4   11.2   255   28.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   10 44 11.4   +30 10 42     1.689    2.591  150.3   10.9   253   28.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   10 43 03.5   +30 22 42     1.684    2.591  151.1   10.6   251   28.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   10 41 53.7   +30 34 39     1.679    2.590  152.0   10.3   249   28.0 

    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.