2023 KE5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jul 2026	29.2	1.649 AU	1.453 AU	01h34m	-02°02'	81.7°	37.6°

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 2023 KE5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4793486
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9707312
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.72909
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 72.43760
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 170.84992
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 323.76222
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 63.41694
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.53989
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.77            
        

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
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   01 34 23.4   -02 02 37     1.453    1.649   81.7   37.6   247   29.2 
2026-07-05 02:43 UT   01 34 32.7   -02 02 13     1.453    1.650   81.8   37.6   247   29.2 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   01 35 44.2   -01 59 06     1.449    1.656   82.3   37.5   247   29.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   01 37 03.4   -01 55 47     1.446    1.662   82.9   37.4   247   29.2 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   01 38 21.1   -01 52 38     1.442    1.669   83.6   37.3   247   29.2 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   01 39 37.2   -01 49 41     1.439    1.676   84.2   37.1   247   29.2 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   01 40 51.8   -01 46 55     1.435    1.682   84.8   37.0   247   29.2 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   01 42 04.8   -01 44 20     1.431    1.689   85.5   36.9   248   29.2 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   01 43 16.2   -01 41 57     1.427    1.695   86.1   36.7   248   29.2 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   01 44 25.9   -01 39 45     1.423    1.702   86.8   36.6   248   29.2 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   01 45 34.0   -01 37 44     1.419    1.708   87.4   36.5   248   29.2 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   01 46 40.4   -01 35 56     1.415    1.715   88.1   36.3   248   29.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   01 47 45.2   -01 34 18     1.411    1.721   88.7   36.2   249   29.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   01 48 48.2   -01 32 53     1.407    1.728   89.4   36.0   249   29.2 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   01 49 49.5   -01 31 39     1.403    1.734   90.1   35.9   249   29.2 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   01 50 49.1   -01 30 36     1.399    1.741   90.8   35.7   249   29.2 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   01 51 46.9   -01 29 46     1.394    1.747   91.5   35.6   249   29.2 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   01 52 42.9   -01 29 07     1.390    1.753   92.2   35.4   249   29.2 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   01 53 37.1   -01 28 39     1.386    1.760   92.9   35.2   250   29.2 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   01 54 29.6   -01 28 23     1.381    1.766   93.7   35.0   250   29.2 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   01 55 20.2   -01 28 19     1.377    1.773   94.4   34.8   250   29.2 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   01 56 08.9   -01 28 27     1.372    1.779   95.1   34.7   250   29.2 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   01 56 55.8   -01 28 46     1.368    1.785   95.9   34.5   250   29.2 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   01 57 40.8   -01 29 17     1.363    1.792   96.7   34.3   251   29.2 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   01 58 23.8   -01 30 00     1.359    1.798   97.4   34.1   251   29.2 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   01 59 05.0   -01 30 55     1.354    1.804   98.2   33.8   251   29.2 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   01 59 44.2   -01 32 01     1.349    1.811   99.0   33.6   251   29.2 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   02 00 21.4   -01 33 19     1.345    1.817   99.8   33.4   252   29.1 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   02 00 56.6   -01 34 49     1.340    1.823  100.6   33.2   252   29.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   02 01 29.8   -01 36 31     1.335    1.830  101.4   32.9   252   29.1 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   02 02 00.9   -01 38 24     1.330    1.836  102.2   32.7   252   29.1 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   02 02 30.0   -01 40 30     1.326    1.842  103.0   32.5   253   29.1 

    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.