2020 NK1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Jan 2026	23.1	1.830 AU	2.020 AU	15h04m	-58°16'	64.6°	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
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   15 04 24.8   -58 16 35     2.020    1.830   64.6   29.1   268   23.1 
2026-01-19 16:12 UT   15 05 53.2   -58 31 42     2.019    1.834   64.9   29.1   268   23.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   15 06 35.7   -58 38 58     2.019    1.836   65.1   29.1   268   23.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   15 08 46.5   -59 01 16     2.017    1.842   65.6   29.1   268   23.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   15 10 57.2   -59 23 30     2.015    1.848   66.0   29.1   269   23.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   15 13 07.9   -59 45 38     2.013    1.854   66.5   29.1   269   23.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   15 15 18.4   -60 07 41     2.011    1.860   66.9   29.1   269   23.1 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   15 17 28.8   -60 29 39     2.009    1.866   67.4   29.1   269   23.1 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   15 19 39.1   -60 51 32     2.006    1.872   67.8   29.1   269   23.1 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   15 21 49.2   -61 13 21     2.004    1.878   68.3   29.2   269   23.1 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   15 23 59.2   -61 35 05     2.002    1.884   68.8   29.2   270   23.1 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   15 26 09.0   -61 56 45     1.999    1.890   69.2   29.2   270   23.1 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   15 28 18.6   -62 18 20     1.997    1.896   69.7   29.2   270   23.1 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   15 30 27.9   -62 39 50     1.995    1.901   70.2   29.2   270   23.1 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   15 32 37.1   -63 01 17     1.992    1.907   70.6   29.2   270   23.1 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   15 34 46.0   -63 22 39     1.989    1.913   71.1   29.2   270   23.1 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   15 36 54.6   -63 43 58     1.987    1.918   71.6   29.2   270   23.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   15 39 02.8   -64 05 12     1.984    1.924   72.0   29.2   271   23.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   15 41 10.8   -64 26 23     1.981    1.929   72.5   29.2   271   23.1 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   15 43 18.4   -64 47 30     1.978    1.935   73.0   29.2   271   23.1 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   15 45 25.5   -65 08 34     1.975    1.940   73.4   29.2   271   23.1 

    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.