2020 KR1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Feb 2026	28.0	2.288 AU	1.437 AU	07h09m	+26°13'	140.5°	15.9°

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
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   07 09 44.2   +26 13 24     1.437    2.288  140.5   15.9   101   28.0 
2026-02-14 20:04 UT   07 08 57.6   +26 15 16     1.443    2.286  139.5   16.3   101   28.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   07 08 48.7   +26 15 38     1.445    2.286  139.3   16.4   101   28.1 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   07 07 55.5   +26 17 44     1.452    2.285  138.1   16.8   101   28.1 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   07 07 04.9   +26 19 43     1.460    2.283  136.9   17.2   101   28.1 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   07 06 16.7   +26 21 35     1.467    2.282  135.7   17.6   100   28.1 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   07 05 30.9   +26 23 19     1.475    2.280  134.6   18.0   100   28.2 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   07 04 47.7   +26 24 57     1.484    2.279  133.4   18.4   100   28.2 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   07 04 07.1   +26 26 28     1.492    2.277  132.2   18.8   100   28.2 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   07 03 28.9   +26 27 52     1.500    2.276  131.1   19.1   100   28.2 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   07 02 53.3   +26 29 10     1.509    2.274  129.9   19.5    99   28.3 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   07 02 20.2   +26 30 22     1.518    2.273  128.8   19.8    99   28.3 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   07 01 49.7   +26 31 28     1.527    2.271  127.7   20.2    99   28.3 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   07 01 21.6   +26 32 28     1.536    2.270  126.6   20.5    99   28.3 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   07 00 56.1   +26 33 23     1.545    2.268  125.5   20.8    99   28.3 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   07 00 33.1   +26 34 12     1.554    2.266  124.4   21.1    99   28.4 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   07 00 12.6   +26 34 56     1.564    2.265  123.3   21.4    98   28.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   06 59 54.5   +26 35 34     1.573    2.263  122.3   21.7    98   28.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   06 59 38.9   +26 36 08     1.583    2.261  121.2   22.0    98   28.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   06 59 25.7   +26 36 37     1.593    2.260  120.2   22.3    98   28.5 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   06 59 14.9   +26 37 01     1.602    2.258  119.1   22.6    98   28.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   06 59 06.6   +26 37 21     1.612    2.256  118.1   22.8    98   28.5 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   06 59 00.5   +26 37 36     1.622    2.254  117.1   23.1    98   28.5 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   06 58 56.9   +26 37 46     1.632    2.252  116.1   23.3    98   28.5 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   06 58 55.5   +26 37 53     1.643    2.250  115.1   23.6    98   28.5 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   06 58 56.5   +26 37 55     1.653    2.249  114.1   23.8    98   28.6 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   06 58 59.7   +26 37 53     1.663    2.247  113.1   24.0    97   28.6 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   06 59 05.2   +26 37 47     1.674    2.245  112.1   24.2    97   28.6 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   06 59 12.9   +26 37 37     1.684    2.243  111.1   24.4    97   28.6 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   06 59 22.8   +26 37 24     1.695    2.241  110.2   24.6    97   28.6 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   06 59 34.9   +26 37 06     1.705    2.239  109.2   24.8    97   28.7 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   06 59 49.1   +26 36 45     1.716    2.237  108.3   25.0    97   28.7 

    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.