2023 KE5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Sep 2026	28.8	2.021 AU	1.202 AU	01h59m	-04°07'	132.0°	21.8°

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)                : 0.4793812
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9707836
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.72896
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 72.43642
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 170.85285
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 35.01152
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 63.41865
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.53938
            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
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   01 59 15.1   -04 07 15     1.202    2.021  132.0   21.8   263   28.8 
2026-09-03 03:37 UT   01 59 08.7   -04 08 20     1.202    2.022  132.2   21.7   263   28.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   01 58 31.5   -04 14 24     1.199    2.027  133.1   21.3   264   28.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   01 57 45.5   -04 21 38     1.197    2.033  134.2   20.8   264   28.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   01 56 57.2   -04 28 57     1.194    2.039  135.3   20.3   265   28.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   01 56 06.6   -04 36 20     1.192    2.044  136.4   19.9   266   28.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   01 55 13.8   -04 43 47     1.190    2.050  137.6   19.4   266   28.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   01 54 18.7   -04 51 17     1.188    2.055  138.7   18.9   267   28.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   01 53 21.4   -04 58 50     1.186    2.061  139.8   18.4   268   28.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   01 52 22.0   -05 06 25     1.185    2.067  141.0   17.9   269   28.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   01 51 20.5   -05 14 01     1.184    2.072  142.1   17.4   270   28.7 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   01 50 17.0   -05 21 38     1.182    2.078  143.2   16.9   270   28.7 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   01 49 11.6   -05 29 15     1.181    2.083  144.4   16.3   271   28.6 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   01 48 04.2   -05 36 52     1.181    2.089  145.5   15.8   272   28.6 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   01 46 55.0   -05 44 27     1.180    2.094  146.6   15.3   274   28.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   01 45 44.1   -05 52 01     1.180    2.100  147.8   14.8   275   28.6 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   01 44 31.5   -05 59 32     1.180    2.105  148.9   14.3   276   28.6 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   01 43 17.3   -06 06 59     1.180    2.111  150.0   13.8   277   28.6 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   01 42 01.6   -06 14 23     1.180    2.116  151.1   13.3   279   28.6 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   01 40 44.5   -06 21 43     1.181    2.121  152.2   12.8   280   28.6 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   01 39 26.0   -06 28 57     1.182    2.127  153.3   12.2   282   28.5 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   01 38 06.3   -06 36 06     1.183    2.132  154.4   11.8   284   28.5 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   01 36 45.4   -06 43 08     1.184    2.138  155.4   11.3   286   28.5 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   01 35 23.5   -06 50 03     1.186    2.143  156.4   10.8   288   28.5 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   01 34 00.6   -06 56 51     1.187    2.148  157.4   10.3   290   28.5 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   01 32 36.8   -07 03 30     1.189    2.153  158.4    9.9   292   28.5 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   01 31 12.3   -07 10 01     1.192    2.159  159.3    9.4   295   28.5 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   01 29 47.0   -07 16 22     1.194    2.164  160.2    9.0   298   28.5 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   01 28 21.3   -07 22 33     1.197    2.169  161.1    8.6   301   28.5 

    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.