2020 MK
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Apr 2026	26.5	2.602 AU	1.709 AU	12h29m	+12°08'	145.7°	12.6°

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 MK are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6106582
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6783810
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.18055
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 102.33273
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 258.53782
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 151.06292
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 180.72583
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.99592
            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
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   12 29 23.9   +12 08 57     1.709    2.602  145.7   12.6   136   26.5 
2026-04-24 12:18 UT   12 28 48.4   +12 10 57     1.711    2.601  145.1   12.8   135   26.5 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   12 28 15.0   +12 12 47     1.714    2.600  144.6   13.0   134   26.5 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   12 27 07.4   +12 16 21     1.719    2.597  143.4   13.3   134   26.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   12 26 01.2   +12 19 40     1.725    2.595  142.3   13.7   133   26.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   12 24 56.4   +12 22 43     1.730    2.593  141.2   14.1   132   26.6 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   12 23 53.1   +12 25 30     1.736    2.590  140.0   14.5   131   26.6 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   12 22 51.3   +12 28 01     1.743    2.588  138.9   14.8   130   26.6 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   12 21 51.0   +12 30 16     1.749    2.585  137.8   15.2   130   26.6 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   12 20 52.3   +12 32 17     1.756    2.583  136.7   15.5   129   26.6 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   12 19 55.1   +12 34 01     1.762    2.580  135.6   15.9   128   26.7 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   12 18 59.6   +12 35 31     1.769    2.578  134.5   16.2   128   26.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   12 18 05.7   +12 36 45     1.776    2.575  133.4   16.5   127   26.7 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   12 17 13.6   +12 37 44     1.784    2.573  132.3   16.9   126   26.7 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   12 16 23.1   +12 38 29     1.791    2.570  131.2   17.2   126   26.7 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   12 15 34.3   +12 38 58     1.799    2.568  130.1   17.5   125   26.7 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   12 14 47.3   +12 39 13     1.807    2.565  129.0   17.8   125   26.8 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   12 14 02.0   +12 39 14     1.815    2.562  127.9   18.1   124   26.8 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   12 13 18.4   +12 39 01     1.823    2.560  126.8   18.4   124   26.8 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   12 12 36.7   +12 38 33     1.831    2.557  125.8   18.7   123   26.8 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   12 11 56.8   +12 37 52     1.840    2.554  124.7   19.0   123   26.8 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   12 11 18.6   +12 36 57     1.849    2.551  123.7   19.2   123   26.8 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   12 10 42.3   +12 35 49     1.857    2.549  122.6   19.5   122   26.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   12 10 07.7   +12 34 28     1.866    2.546  121.6   19.8   122   26.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   12 09 35.0   +12 32 53     1.875    2.543  120.6   20.0   121   26.9 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   12 09 04.2   +12 31 06     1.884    2.540  119.5   20.3   121   26.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   12 08 35.1   +12 29 06     1.893    2.537  118.5   20.5   121   26.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   12 08 07.8   +12 26 54     1.903    2.534  117.5   20.7   120   26.9 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   12 07 42.4   +12 24 30     1.912    2.531  116.5   21.0   120   27.0 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   12 07 18.7   +12 21 54     1.922    2.528  115.5   21.2   120   27.0 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   12 06 56.9   +12 19 06     1.931    2.525  114.5   21.4   120   27.0 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   12 06 36.8   +12 16 07     1.941    2.522  113.5   21.6   119   27.0 

    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.