2020 KQ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Feb 2026	27.9	2.589 AU	1.659 AU	10h35m	+31°33'	155.7°	9.0°

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
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   10 35 37.6   +31 33 01     1.659    2.589  155.7    9.0   235   27.9 
2026-02-05 04:19 UT   10 35 23.3   +31 35 03     1.658    2.589  155.8    9.0   235   27.9 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   10 34 17.4   +31 44 18     1.656    2.589  156.3    8.8   232   27.9 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   10 32 55.7   +31 55 26     1.653    2.589  156.8    8.6   229   27.8 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   10 31 32.5   +32 06 24     1.650    2.589  157.3    8.5   226   27.8 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   10 30 07.9   +32 17 11     1.648    2.588  157.7    8.3   222   27.8 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   10 28 42.1   +32 27 45     1.646    2.588  158.1    8.2   218   27.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   10 27 15.0   +32 38 07     1.645    2.587  158.3    8.1   215   27.8 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   10 25 46.9   +32 48 16     1.643    2.587  158.5    8.0   211   27.8 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   10 24 17.7   +32 58 10     1.642    2.587  158.6    8.0   207   27.8 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   10 22 47.6   +33 07 49     1.641    2.586  158.6    8.0   203   27.8 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   10 21 16.7   +33 17 13     1.641    2.586  158.6    8.0   199   27.8 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   10 19 45.1   +33 26 20     1.641    2.585  158.4    8.1   195   27.8 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   10 18 12.9   +33 35 10     1.641    2.585  158.2    8.2   192   27.8 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   10 16 40.2   +33 43 42     1.641    2.584  157.9    8.3   188   27.8 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   10 15 07.1   +33 51 56     1.642    2.584  157.6    8.4   184   27.8 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   10 13 33.8   +33 59 52     1.643    2.583  157.1    8.6   181   27.8 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   10 12 00.3   +34 07 28     1.645    2.582  156.6    8.7   178   27.8 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   10 10 26.7   +34 14 45     1.646    2.582  156.1    8.9   174   27.8 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   10 08 53.2   +34 21 41     1.648    2.581  155.4    9.2   171   27.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   10 07 19.9   +34 28 18     1.650    2.580  154.8    9.4   168   27.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   10 05 46.9   +34 34 34     1.653    2.580  154.1    9.7   166   27.9 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   10 04 14.3   +34 40 30     1.656    2.579  153.3    9.9   163   27.9 
2026-02-27 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 

    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.