2020 KR1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jan 2026	27.7	2.327 AU	1.379 AU	08h11m	+22°26'	159.9°	8.3°

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 KR1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3892184
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6782558
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.84512
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 97.99722
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 189.52570
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 170.62883
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 107.47429
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.96568
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.17            
        

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   08 11 29.6   +22 26 20     1.379    2.327  159.9    8.3   276   27.7 
2026-01-01 17:33 UT   08 10 31.7   +22 31 17     1.375    2.327  160.9    7.9   275   27.7 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   08 10 10.2   +22 33 06     1.374    2.327  161.3    7.8   275   27.7 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   08 08 49.2   +22 39 54     1.369    2.326  162.6    7.3   274   27.6 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   08 07 26.5   +22 46 43     1.365    2.326  163.9    6.7   273   27.6 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   08 06 02.4   +22 53 32     1.361    2.325  165.3    6.2   272   27.6 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   08 04 36.8   +23 00 22     1.357    2.325  166.6    5.6   271   27.5 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   08 03 09.9   +23 07 11     1.353    2.324  167.9    5.1   269   27.5 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   08 01 41.7   +23 13 58     1.350    2.324  169.2    4.5   267   27.5 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   08 00 12.4   +23 20 45     1.347    2.323  170.6    4.0   265   27.4 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   07 58 42.1   +23 27 29     1.345    2.322  171.9    3.4   262   27.4 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   07 57 10.8   +23 34 10     1.342    2.322  173.1    2.9   257   27.4 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   07 55 38.6   +23 40 48     1.340    2.321  174.3    2.4   251   27.3 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   07 54 05.7   +23 47 23     1.339    2.320  175.5    1.9   242   27.3 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   07 52 32.3   +23 53 54     1.337    2.320  176.4    1.5   227   27.3 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   07 50 58.3   +24 00 19     1.336    2.319  176.9    1.3   205   27.2 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   07 49 24.0   +24 06 40     1.335    2.318  176.9    1.3   178   27.2 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   07 47 49.4   +24 12 55     1.335    2.317  176.3    1.6   156   27.3 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   07 46 14.7   +24 19 04     1.335    2.317  175.4    2.0   142   27.3 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   07 44 39.9   +24 25 07     1.335    2.316  174.3    2.4   133   27.3 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   07 43 05.4   +24 31 03     1.335    2.315  173.0    3.0   127   27.4 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   07 41 31.0   +24 36 52     1.336    2.314  171.8    3.5   122   27.4 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   07 39 57.1   +24 42 33     1.337    2.313  170.5    4.0   119   27.4 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   07 38 23.6   +24 48 06     1.338    2.312  169.1    4.6   117   27.5 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   07 36 50.8   +24 53 31     1.340    2.312  167.8    5.2   115   27.5 

    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.