2020 KV2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Jun 2026	30.1	1.818 AU	2.238 AU	02h04m	+15°56'	53.0°	26.5°

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 KV2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4834212
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9913556
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.69012
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 222.91359
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 35.34227
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 338.75039
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 258.07135
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.86410
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.81            
        

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
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   02 04 15.5   +15 56 17     2.238    1.818   53.0   26.5   252   30.1 
2026-06-19 12:42 UT   02 05 12.6   +16 00 47     2.237    1.822   53.3   26.6   252   30.2 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   02 06 03.2   +16 04 45     2.236    1.825   53.5   26.6   252   30.2 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   02 07 50.2   +16 13 07     2.233    1.831   54.0   26.7   253   30.2 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   02 09 36.3   +16 21 20     2.230    1.837   54.5   26.8   253   30.2 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   02 11 21.7   +16 29 26     2.227    1.844   55.0   26.9   253   30.2 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   02 13 06.4   +16 37 25     2.224    1.850   55.6   26.9   253   30.2 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   02 14 50.2   +16 45 17     2.221    1.856   56.1   27.0   253   30.2 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   02 16 33.2   +16 53 01     2.217    1.863   56.6   27.1   253   30.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   02 18 15.5   +17 00 38     2.214    1.869   57.1   27.2   253   30.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   02 19 57.0   +17 08 07     2.211    1.875   57.7   27.3   253   30.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   02 21 37.7   +17 15 29     2.207    1.881   58.2   27.3   253   30.2 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   02 23 17.5   +17 22 44     2.203    1.887   58.7   27.4   253   30.2 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   02 24 56.6   +17 29 52     2.199    1.894   59.3   27.5   253   30.2 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   02 26 34.8   +17 36 53     2.195    1.900   59.8   27.6   253   30.2 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   02 28 12.2   +17 43 46     2.191    1.906   60.4   27.6   253   30.2 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   02 29 48.8   +17 50 32     2.187    1.912   60.9   27.7   253   30.2 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   02 31 24.5   +17 57 11     2.183    1.918   61.5   27.8   253   30.2 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   02 32 59.4   +18 03 43     2.179    1.924   62.0   27.8   253   30.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   02 34 33.4   +18 10 08     2.174    1.930   62.6   27.9   253   30.3 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   02 36 06.5   +18 16 26     2.170    1.936   63.2   27.9   253   30.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   02 37 38.7   +18 22 37     2.165    1.942   63.7   28.0   253   30.3 

    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.