2020 KR1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 May 2026	29.2	2.078 AU	2.316 AU	08h01m	+24°19'	63.8°	25.9°

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 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
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   08 01 34.4   +24 19 23     2.316    2.078   63.8   25.9   100   29.2 
2026-05-15 20:32 UT   08 02 55.1   +24 15 30     2.323    2.075   63.2   25.8   100   29.2 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   08 03 08.7   +24 14 50     2.324    2.074   63.2   25.8   100   29.2 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   08 04 43.8   +24 10 12     2.332    2.071   62.6   25.7   100   29.2 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   08 06 19.6   +24 05 28     2.340    2.068   62.0   25.6   100   29.2 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   08 07 56.1   +24 00 39     2.348    2.064   61.4   25.5   100   29.2 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   08 09 33.2   +23 55 45     2.356    2.061   60.8   25.4   100   29.2 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   08 11 11.0   +23 50 45     2.363    2.057   60.2   25.3   100   29.2 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   08 12 49.4   +23 45 40     2.370    2.054   59.7   25.2   100   29.2 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   08 14 28.5   +23 40 30     2.378    2.050   59.1   25.1   101   29.2 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   08 16 08.1   +23 35 14     2.385    2.047   58.5   24.9   101   29.2 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   08 17 48.4   +23 29 52     2.392    2.043   57.9   24.8   101   29.2 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   08 19 29.2   +23 24 25     2.399    2.040   57.4   24.7   101   29.2 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   08 21 10.6   +23 18 52     2.406    2.036   56.8   24.6   101   29.2 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   08 22 52.6   +23 13 14     2.413    2.033   56.3   24.5   101   29.2 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   08 24 35.1   +23 07 30     2.419    2.029   55.7   24.4   101   29.2 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   08 26 18.2   +23 01 41     2.426    2.026   55.2   24.2   101   29.2 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   08 28 01.8   +22 55 46     2.432    2.022   54.6   24.1   101   29.2 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   08 29 46.0   +22 49 45     2.439    2.018   54.1   24.0   101   29.2 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   08 31 30.6   +22 43 39     2.445    2.015   53.5   23.9   101   29.2 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   08 33 15.8   +22 37 26     2.451    2.011   53.0   23.8   101   29.2 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   08 35 01.5   +22 31 08     2.457    2.007   52.5   23.6   102   29.2 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   08 36 47.7   +22 24 44     2.463    2.003   51.9   23.5   102   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.