2023 KS2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Sep 2026	31.5	2.726 AU	3.704 AU	10h06m	+15°04'	12.2°	4.5°

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 KS2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6043216
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4674084
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.60663
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 70.60022
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 208.28267
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 272.26400
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 98.80560
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.18090
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.88            
        

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   10 06 59.4   +15 04 02     3.704    2.726   12.2    4.5   306   31.5 
2026-09-03 00:52 UT   10 07 02.7   +15 03 45     3.703    2.725   12.2    4.5   306   31.5 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   10 08 29.7   +14 56 05     3.694    2.720   12.7    4.7   305   31.5 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   10 10 00.1   +14 48 05     3.685    2.714   13.3    4.9   305   31.5 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   10 11 30.7   +14 40 03     3.676    2.708   13.9    5.1   304   31.5 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   10 13 01.4   +14 31 58     3.666    2.702   14.4    5.3   304   31.5 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   10 14 32.3   +14 23 51     3.657    2.696   15.0    5.5   303   31.5 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   10 16 03.3   +14 15 41     3.647    2.690   15.6    5.8   303   31.5 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   10 17 34.5   +14 07 28     3.637    2.684   16.1    6.0   302   31.5 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   10 19 05.8   +13 59 13     3.627    2.678   16.7    6.2   302   31.5 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   10 20 37.2   +13 50 55     3.616    2.672   17.3    6.4   302   31.5 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   10 22 08.8   +13 42 35     3.606    2.666   17.8    6.6   302   31.5 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   10 23 40.5   +13 34 12     3.595    2.660   18.4    6.9   301   31.5 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   10 25 12.4   +13 25 47     3.585    2.653   19.0    7.1   301   31.5 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   10 26 44.4   +13 17 19     3.574    2.647   19.5    7.3   301   31.5 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   10 28 16.5   +13 08 49     3.563    2.641   20.1    7.5   301   31.5 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   10 29 48.8   +13 00 17     3.552    2.635   20.7    7.7   300   31.5 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   10 31 21.2   +12 51 42     3.540    2.629   21.2    8.0   300   31.5 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   10 32 53.7   +12 43 05     3.529    2.623   21.8    8.2   300   31.5 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   10 34 26.4   +12 34 26     3.517    2.617   22.4    8.4   300   31.5 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   10 35 59.2   +12 25 44     3.506    2.610   22.9    8.6   300   31.5 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   10 37 32.2   +12 16 60     3.494    2.604   23.5    8.8   300   31.5 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   10 39 05.3   +12 08 13     3.482    2.598   24.1    9.1   299   31.5 

    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.