2020 KR1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jun 2026	29.1	1.977 AU	2.501 AU	08h49m	+21°37'	48.3°	22.5°

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
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   08 49 24.5   +21 37 11     2.501    1.977   48.3   22.5   102   29.1 
2026-06-12 23:43 UT   08 51 13.2   +21 30 05     2.506    1.973   47.8   22.4   102   29.1 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   08 51 14.5   +21 29 60     2.506    1.973   47.8   22.4   102   29.1 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   08 53 04.9   +21 22 42     2.511    1.969   47.3   22.3   102   29.1 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   08 54 55.7   +21 15 19     2.516    1.965   46.8   22.1   102   29.1 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   08 56 47.0   +21 07 49     2.521    1.961   46.3   22.0   103   29.1 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   08 58 38.7   +21 00 13     2.525    1.957   45.8   21.8   103   29.1 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   09 00 30.9   +20 52 31     2.530    1.953   45.3   21.7   103   29.1 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   09 02 23.4   +20 44 43     2.534    1.949   44.8   21.5   103   29.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   09 04 16.3   +20 36 49     2.538    1.945   44.3   21.4   103   29.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   09 06 09.7   +20 28 48     2.543    1.941   43.8   21.2   103   29.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   09 08 03.4   +20 20 42     2.547    1.937   43.3   21.1   103   29.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   09 09 57.5   +20 12 29     2.550    1.932   42.8   20.9   103   29.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   09 11 52.0   +20 04 11     2.554    1.928   42.3   20.8   103   29.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   09 13 46.9   +19 55 46     2.558    1.924   41.8   20.6   103   29.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   09 15 42.1   +19 47 15     2.561    1.920   41.4   20.5   103   29.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   09 17 37.7   +19 38 38     2.565    1.916   40.9   20.3   103   29.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   09 19 33.7   +19 29 54     2.568    1.912   40.4   20.2   103   29.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   09 21 30.0   +19 21 05     2.571    1.907   40.0   20.0   103   29.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   09 23 26.7   +19 12 09     2.574    1.903   39.5   19.9   103   29.0 

    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.