2020 KQ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 May 2026	29.0	2.451 AU	2.360 AU	09h31m	+29°58'	83.0°	24.2°

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
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   09 31 48.1   +29 58 02     2.360    2.451   83.0   24.2   107   29.0 
2026-05-14 06:46 UT   09 32 00.1   +29 55 39     2.364    2.450   82.7   24.2   107   29.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   09 32 31.3   +29 49 34     2.371    2.448   82.2   24.1   107   29.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   09 33 15.7   +29 41 02     2.382    2.446   81.5   24.1   107   29.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   09 34 01.3   +29 32 27     2.393    2.443   80.7   24.1   107   29.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   09 34 48.0   +29 23 50     2.403    2.440   80.0   24.1   107   29.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   09 35 35.9   +29 15 09     2.414    2.438   79.3   24.1   107   29.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   09 36 24.8   +29 06 25     2.425    2.435   78.6   24.0   106   29.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   09 37 14.9   +28 57 38     2.435    2.432   77.8   24.0   106   29.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   09 38 05.9   +28 48 49     2.446    2.429   77.1   24.0   106   29.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   09 38 58.0   +28 39 56     2.456    2.427   76.4   23.9   106   29.1 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   09 39 51.1   +28 31 01     2.466    2.424   75.7   23.9   106   29.1 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   09 40 45.2   +28 22 03     2.476    2.421   75.0   23.8   106   29.1 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   09 41 40.3   +28 13 02     2.486    2.418   74.3   23.8   106   29.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   09 42 36.3   +28 03 58     2.497    2.415   73.6   23.7   106   29.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   09 43 33.2   +27 54 52     2.506    2.412   72.9   23.7   106   29.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   09 44 31.0   +27 45 43     2.516    2.409   72.3   23.6   105   29.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   09 45 29.7   +27 36 31     2.526    2.406   71.6   23.6   105   29.1 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   09 46 29.3   +27 27 16     2.536    2.403   70.9   23.5   105   29.1 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   09 47 29.7   +27 17 59     2.546    2.400   70.2   23.4   105   29.1 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   09 48 30.9   +27 08 39     2.555    2.397   69.6   23.4   105   29.1 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   09 49 33.0   +26 59 16     2.565    2.394   68.9   23.3   105   29.1 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   09 50 35.9   +26 49 51     2.574    2.391   68.2   23.2   105   29.1 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   09 51 39.5   +26 40 23     2.583    2.388   67.6   23.1   105   29.1 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   09 52 44.0   +26 30 52     2.592    2.385   66.9   23.0   105   29.2 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   09 53 49.2   +26 21 18     2.602    2.382   66.3   23.0   105   29.2 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   09 54 55.1   +26 11 42     2.611    2.378   65.6   22.9   105   29.2 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   09 56 01.8   +26 02 03     2.619    2.375   65.0   22.8   104   29.2 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   09 57 09.2   +25 52 21     2.628    2.372   64.3   22.7   104   29.2 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   09 58 17.3   +25 42 36     2.637    2.369   63.7   22.6   104   29.2 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   09 59 26.1   +25 32 49     2.646    2.365   63.0   22.5   104   29.2 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   10 00 35.6   +25 22 58     2.654    2.362   62.4   22.4   104   29.2 

    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.