2020 KU1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Sep 2026	28.3	1.671 AU	1.835 AU	07h41m	+18°25'	64.6°	32.9°

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 KU1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4788986
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5507491
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.62819
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 232.47699
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 82.41224
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 18.66651
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 314.83877
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.56990
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.93            
        

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
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   07 41 55.5   +18 25 05     1.835    1.671   64.6   32.9   278   28.3 
2026-09-22 19:29 UT   07 43 17.0   +18 19 04     1.831    1.676   65.0   32.9   279   28.3 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   07 43 35.8   +18 17 40     1.831    1.677   65.1   32.9   279   28.3 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   07 45 14.8   +18 10 14     1.826    1.683   65.7   32.9   279   28.3 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   07 46 52.5   +18 02 46     1.821    1.689   66.3   32.9   279   28.3 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   07 48 28.8   +17 55 16     1.817    1.695   66.9   33.0   279   28.3 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   07 50 03.9   +17 47 45     1.812    1.701   67.4   33.0   279   28.3 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   07 51 37.7   +17 40 12     1.807    1.707   68.0   33.0   279   28.3 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   07 53 10.2   +17 32 38     1.802    1.713   68.6   33.0   280   28.3 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   07 54 41.3   +17 25 03     1.796    1.719   69.2   33.0   280   28.3 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   07 56 11.2   +17 17 27     1.791    1.724   69.8   33.0   280   28.3 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   07 57 39.7   +17 09 50     1.785    1.730   70.4   33.0   280   28.3 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   07 59 06.8   +17 02 12     1.780    1.736   71.1   33.0   280   28.3 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   08 00 32.6   +16 54 34     1.774    1.742   71.7   33.0   280   28.3 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   08 01 57.0   +16 46 55     1.768    1.747   72.3   33.1   281   28.3 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   08 03 20.0   +16 39 16     1.763    1.753   72.9   33.0   281   28.3 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   08 04 41.6   +16 31 37     1.757    1.759   73.6   33.0   281   28.3 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   08 06 01.8   +16 23 58     1.750    1.764   74.2   33.0   281   28.3 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   08 07 20.6   +16 16 19     1.744    1.770   74.9   33.0   281   28.3 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   08 08 37.9   +16 08 40     1.738    1.775   75.5   33.0   281   28.3 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   08 09 53.8   +16 01 02     1.732    1.781   76.2   33.0   281   28.3 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   08 11 08.2   +15 53 24     1.725    1.786   76.9   33.0   282   28.3 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   08 12 21.1   +15 45 47     1.719    1.792   77.6   33.0   282   28.3 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   08 13 32.5   +15 38 11     1.712    1.797   78.2   32.9   282   28.3 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   08 14 42.4   +15 30 36     1.705    1.802   78.9   32.9   282   28.3 

    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.