2020 KQ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Feb 2026	27.9	2.579 AU	1.656 AU	10h04m	+34°40'	153.3°	9.9°

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
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   10 04 14.3   +34 40 30     1.656    2.579  153.3    9.9   163   27.9 
2026-02-26 06:32 UT   10 03 49.2   +34 42 03     1.657    2.579  153.1   10.0   162   27.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   10 02 42.2   +34 46 04     1.659    2.578  152.5   10.2   160   27.9 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   10 01 10.7   +34 51 18     1.662    2.577  151.7   10.5   158   27.9 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   09 59 40.0   +34 56 10     1.666    2.577  150.8   10.8   156   27.9 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   09 58 10.0   +35 00 42     1.670    2.576  149.9   11.1   154   28.0 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   09 56 40.9   +35 04 52     1.674    2.575  149.0   11.4   152   28.0 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   09 55 12.9   +35 08 42     1.678    2.574  148.1   11.7   150   28.0 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   09 53 46.0   +35 12 10     1.683    2.573  147.2   12.1   148   28.0 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   09 52 20.2   +35 15 18     1.688    2.572  146.2   12.4   146   28.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   09 50 55.7   +35 18 05     1.693    2.571  145.2   12.7   144   28.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   09 49 32.6   +35 20 32     1.699    2.570  144.2   13.0   143   28.1 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   09 48 10.9   +35 22 38     1.704    2.569  143.2   13.4   141   28.1 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   09 46 50.7   +35 24 24     1.710    2.568  142.2   13.7   140   28.1 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   09 45 32.1   +35 25 50     1.716    2.567  141.2   14.0   139   28.1 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   09 44 15.2   +35 26 57     1.723    2.566  140.2   14.3   137   28.1 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   09 43 00.0   +35 27 44     1.729    2.565  139.2   14.7   136   28.2 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   09 41 46.6   +35 28 13     1.736    2.564  138.2   15.0   135   28.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   09 40 35.1   +35 28 22     1.743    2.563  137.1   15.3   134   28.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   09 39 25.5   +35 28 14     1.750    2.562  136.1   15.6   133   28.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   09 38 17.8   +35 27 47     1.758    2.561  135.1   15.9   132   28.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   09 37 12.1   +35 27 03     1.766    2.559  134.0   16.2   131   28.3 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   09 36 08.6   +35 26 01     1.773    2.558  133.0   16.5   130   28.3 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   09 35 07.1   +35 24 43     1.781    2.557  132.0   16.8   129   28.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   09 34 07.7   +35 23 08     1.790    2.556  131.0   17.1   128   28.3 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   09 33 10.5   +35 21 17     1.798    2.554  129.9   17.4   127   28.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   09 32 15.5   +35 19 11     1.806    2.553  128.9   17.7   126   28.3 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   09 31 22.7   +35 16 50     1.815    2.552  127.9   18.0   126   28.4 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   09 30 32.2   +35 14 14     1.824    2.550  126.9   18.2   125   28.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   09 29 43.9   +35 11 24     1.833    2.549  125.9   18.5   124   28.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   09 28 57.8   +35 08 20     1.842    2.547  124.8   18.7   123   28.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   09 28 14.0   +35 05 03     1.851    2.546  123.8   19.0   123   28.4 

    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.