2020 NK1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Feb 2026	23.1	1.951 AU	1.969 AU	15h49m	-65°50'	74.4°	29.1°

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
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   15 49 38.4   -65 50 31     1.969    1.951   74.4   29.1   272   23.1 
2026-02-09 19:08 UT   15 51 18.7   -66 07 11     1.967    1.955   74.8   29.1   272   23.2 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   15 51 44.1   -66 11 25     1.966    1.956   74.9   29.1   272   23.2 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   15 53 49.2   -66 32 16     1.963    1.961   75.3   29.1   272   23.2 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   15 55 53.7   -66 53 03     1.960    1.967   75.8   29.1   272   23.2 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   15 57 57.4   -67 13 48     1.957    1.972   76.3   29.1   272   23.2 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   16 00 00.5   -67 34 30     1.954    1.977   76.7   29.1   273   23.2 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   16 02 02.7   -67 55 09     1.950    1.982   77.2   29.1   273   23.2 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   16 04 04.1   -68 15 45     1.947    1.987   77.7   29.1   273   23.2 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   16 06 04.5   -68 36 18     1.944    1.992   78.2   29.0   273   23.2 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   16 08 04.0   -68 56 49     1.940    1.997   78.6   29.0   273   23.2 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   16 10 02.4   -69 17 18     1.937    2.002   79.1   29.0   274   23.2 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   16 11 59.6   -69 37 44     1.933    2.006   79.6   29.0   274   23.2 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   16 13 55.6   -69 58 07     1.930    2.011   80.1   29.0   274   23.2 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   16 15 50.3   -70 18 28     1.926    2.016   80.5   28.9   274   23.2 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   16 17 43.7   -70 38 47     1.923    2.021   81.0   28.9   275   23.2 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   16 19 35.5   -70 59 04     1.919    2.025   81.5   28.9   275   23.2 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   16 21 25.8   -71 19 18     1.916    2.030   82.0   28.9   275   23.2 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   16 23 14.4   -71 39 30     1.912    2.034   82.5   28.8   276   23.2 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   16 25 01.2   -71 59 40     1.908    2.039   82.9   28.8   276   23.2 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   16 26 46.1   -72 19 49     1.905    2.043   83.4   28.8   276   23.2 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   16 28 29.0   -72 39 55     1.901    2.048   83.9   28.8   277   23.2 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   16 30 09.7   -72 59 59     1.897    2.052   84.4   28.7   277   23.2 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   16 31 48.1   -73 20 02     1.893    2.057   84.8   28.7   277   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.