2023 KE5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Nov 2026	29.2	2.331 AU	1.442 AU	00h46m	-08°37'	145.9°	13.8°

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
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   00 46 25.2   -08 37 06     1.442    2.331  145.9   13.8    47   29.2 
2026-11-02 04:31 UT   00 46 15.3   -08 36 45     1.444    2.332  145.7   13.9    48   29.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   00 45 33.5   -08 35 09     1.453    2.336  144.8   14.2    48   29.3 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   00 44 43.7   -08 32 58     1.465    2.340  143.8   14.5    49   29.3 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   00 43 56.0   -08 30 34     1.477    2.345  142.7   14.8    50   29.3 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   00 43 10.2   -08 27 57     1.490    2.349  141.7   15.2    51   29.4 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   00 42 26.4   -08 25 07     1.502    2.354  140.6   15.5    52   29.4 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   00 41 44.6   -08 22 05     1.515    2.358  139.6   15.8    52   29.4 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   00 41 04.8   -08 18 50     1.528    2.363  138.5   16.1    53   29.5 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   00 40 27.1   -08 15 24     1.541    2.367  137.5   16.4    54   29.5 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   00 39 51.4   -08 11 45     1.554    2.372  136.4   16.7    54   29.5 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   00 39 17.7   -08 07 56     1.567    2.376  135.4   17.0    55   29.6 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   00 38 45.9   -08 03 55     1.581    2.380  134.3   17.3    55   29.6 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   00 38 16.2   -07 59 43     1.595    2.385  133.3   17.6    56   29.6 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   00 37 48.5   -07 55 21     1.609    2.389  132.3   17.8    56   29.7 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   00 37 22.8   -07 50 48     1.623    2.393  131.3   18.1    57   29.7 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   00 36 59.0   -07 46 05     1.637    2.398  130.2   18.3    57   29.7 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   00 36 37.2   -07 41 13     1.651    2.402  129.2   18.6    58   29.8 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   00 36 17.3   -07 36 11     1.666    2.406  128.2   18.8    58   29.8 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   00 35 59.3   -07 30 59     1.681    2.411  127.2   19.1    58   29.8 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   00 35 43.2   -07 25 39     1.696    2.415  126.2   19.3    59   29.8 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   00 35 29.0   -07 20 11     1.710    2.419  125.2   19.5    59   29.9 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   00 35 16.6   -07 14 34     1.726    2.423  124.3   19.7    59   29.9 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   00 35 06.0   -07 08 48     1.741    2.427  123.3   19.9    60   29.9 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   00 34 57.2   -07 02 55     1.756    2.432  122.3   20.1    60   30.0 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   00 34 50.2   -06 56 54     1.772    2.436  121.3   20.2    60   30.0 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   00 34 45.0   -06 50 46     1.787    2.440  120.4   20.4    61   30.0 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   00 34 41.4   -06 44 31     1.803    2.444  119.4   20.6    61   30.0 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   00 34 39.6   -06 38 09     1.819    2.448  118.5   20.7    61   30.1 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   00 34 39.4   -06 31 39     1.835    2.452  117.5   20.9    62   30.1 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   00 34 40.9   -06 25 04     1.851    2.456  116.6   21.0    62   30.1 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   00 34 44.0   -06 18 21     1.867    2.460  115.7   21.2    62   30.2 

    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.