2020 NK1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Jun 2026	23.1	2.290 AU	1.734 AU	10h45m	-70°41'	110.0°	24.6°

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 NK1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6471526
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3929074
            i (Inclination)                 : 45.44817
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 311.07114
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 107.90177
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 51.15996
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 245.79449
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 42.69650
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.64            
        

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
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   10 45 30.1   -70 41 56     1.734    2.290  110.0   24.6   102   23.1 
2026-06-08 04:24 UT   10 45 49.5   -70 38 14     1.735    2.290  110.0   24.6   102   23.1 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   10 47 16.8   -70 21 47     1.737    2.290  109.8   24.6   103   23.1 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   10 49 05.4   -70 01 44     1.740    2.291  109.7   24.7   103   23.1 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   10 50 55.6   -69 41 48     1.744    2.291  109.5   24.7   104   23.1 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   10 52 47.3   -69 21 59     1.747    2.292  109.2   24.7   105   23.1 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   10 54 40.6   -69 02 17     1.750    2.292  109.0   24.8   105   23.1 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   10 56 35.3   -68 42 43     1.754    2.293  108.8   24.8   106   23.1 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   10 58 31.4   -68 23 17     1.758    2.293  108.6   24.8   107   23.1 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   11 00 28.7   -68 03 59     1.761    2.293  108.3   24.9   107   23.1 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   11 02 27.3   -67 44 49     1.765    2.293  108.0   24.9   108   23.1 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   11 04 26.9   -67 25 49     1.769    2.294  107.8   24.9   108   23.1 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   11 06 27.7   -67 06 57     1.774    2.294  107.5   25.0   109   23.2 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   11 08 29.4   -66 48 14     1.778    2.294  107.2   25.0   109   23.2 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   11 10 32.1   -66 29 41     1.782    2.294  106.9   25.1   110   23.2 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   11 12 35.7   -66 11 18     1.787    2.294  106.6   25.1   111   23.2 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   11 14 40.1   -65 53 04     1.791    2.294  106.3   25.2   111   23.2 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   11 16 45.4   -65 34 60     1.796    2.294  106.0   25.2   112   23.2 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   11 18 51.4   -65 17 06     1.801    2.294  105.7   25.2   112   23.2 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   11 20 58.1   -64 59 21     1.806    2.294  105.3   25.3   113   23.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 23 05.5   -64 41 48     1.811    2.294  105.0   25.3   113   23.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 25 13.5   -64 24 24     1.816    2.294  104.6   25.4   114   23.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 27 22.2   -64 07 11     1.821    2.294  104.3   25.4   114   23.2 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   11 29 31.4   -63 50 08     1.826    2.294  103.9   25.5   115   23.2 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 31 41.3   -63 33 16     1.831    2.293  103.5   25.5   115   23.2 

    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.