2020 NK1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Mar 2026	23.1	2.142 AU	1.810 AU	16h48m	-80°32'	95.0°	27.6°

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
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   16 48 22.1   -80 32 22     1.810    2.142   95.0   27.6   291   23.1 
2026-03-25 22:50 UT   16 47 28.6   -80 50 24     1.806    2.145   95.5   27.6   292   23.1 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   16 47 25.4   -80 51 19     1.806    2.145   95.5   27.6   292   23.1 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   16 46 12.3   -81 10 07     1.803    2.148   95.9   27.5   293   23.1 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   16 44 41.0   -81 28 47     1.799    2.152   96.4   27.4   295   23.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   16 42 49.6   -81 47 17     1.795    2.155   96.8   27.4   296   23.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   16 40 35.9   -82 05 36     1.792    2.158   97.2   27.3   297   23.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   16 37 57.5   -82 23 41     1.788    2.161   97.7   27.3   299   23.1 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   16 34 51.5   -82 41 32     1.785    2.165   98.1   27.2   301   23.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   16 31 14.9   -82 59 06     1.781    2.168   98.5   27.1   302   23.1 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   16 27 04.1   -83 16 20     1.778    2.171   98.9   27.1   304   23.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   16 22 15.4   -83 33 12     1.775    2.174   99.3   27.0   307   23.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   16 16 44.3   -83 49 38     1.771    2.177   99.8   26.9   309   23.1 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   16 10 26.4   -84 05 34     1.768    2.180  100.2   26.9   311   23.1 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   16 03 16.6   -84 20 54     1.765    2.183  100.6   26.8   314   23.1 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   15 55 09.8   -84 35 35     1.762    2.186  101.0   26.7   317   23.1 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   15 46 01.0   -84 49 28     1.759    2.188  101.4   26.7   320   23.1 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   15 35 45.3   -85 02 28     1.755    2.191  101.7   26.6   324   23.1 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   15 24 18.8   -85 14 26     1.752    2.194  102.1   26.5   328   23.1 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   15 11 39.2   -85 25 13     1.750    2.197  102.5   26.5   332   23.1 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   14 57 46.2   -85 34 40     1.747    2.199  102.9   26.4   336   23.1 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   14 42 42.8   -85 42 38     1.744    2.202  103.3   26.3   341   23.1 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   14 26 35.7   -85 48 56     1.741    2.205  103.6   26.2   346   23.1 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   14 09 36.0   -85 53 27     1.738    2.207  104.0   26.2   351   23.1 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   13 51 58.7   -85 56 04     1.736    2.210  104.3   26.1   357   23.1 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   13 34 02.4   -85 56 42     1.733    2.212  104.7   26.0     2   23.1 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   13 16 07.3   -85 55 20     1.731    2.215  105.0   26.0     8   23.1 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   12 58 33.6   -85 51 59     1.728    2.217  105.3   25.9    13   23.0 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   12 41 39.4   -85 46 43     1.726    2.219  105.7   25.8    18   23.0 

    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.