2023 KT1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Jul 2026	28.6	1.353 AU	1.055 AU	02h05m	+12°32'	81.6°	48.0°

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 KT1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5018501
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0172495
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.02465
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 159.35684
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 109.46131
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 305.06971
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 88.82103
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.96610
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.87            
        

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
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   02 05 15.4   +12 32 45     1.055    1.353   81.6   48.0   250   28.6 
2026-07-18 00:59 UT   02 05 19.5   +12 33 04     1.055    1.353   81.6   48.0   250   28.6 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   02 06 53.7   +12 40 23     1.054    1.360   82.1   47.8   250   28.6 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   02 08 30.2   +12 47 48     1.053    1.367   82.6   47.5   250   28.6 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   02 10 04.7   +12 55 01     1.052    1.373   83.2   47.3   250   28.6 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   02 11 37.4   +13 02 01     1.052    1.380   83.7   47.0   250   28.6 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   02 13 08.1   +13 08 48     1.051    1.387   84.3   46.8   251   28.6 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   02 14 36.9   +13 15 24     1.049    1.394   84.9   46.5   251   28.6 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   02 16 03.7   +13 21 46     1.048    1.401   85.5   46.3   251   28.6 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   02 17 28.6   +13 27 57     1.047    1.408   86.1   46.0   251   28.6 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   02 18 51.4   +13 33 55     1.046    1.415   86.7   45.8   251   28.6 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   02 20 12.3   +13 39 41     1.044    1.422   87.3   45.5   251   28.6 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   02 21 31.1   +13 45 14     1.043    1.429   87.9   45.2   251   28.6 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   02 22 47.8   +13 50 35     1.041    1.436   88.6   45.0   251   28.6 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   02 24 02.5   +13 55 44     1.040    1.443   89.2   44.7   251   28.6 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   02 25 15.1   +14 00 41     1.038    1.450   89.8   44.4   251   28.6 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   02 26 25.5   +14 05 25     1.036    1.457   90.5   44.2   251   28.6 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   02 27 33.8   +14 09 57     1.034    1.464   91.2   43.9   251   28.6 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   02 28 39.9   +14 14 17     1.033    1.471   91.9   43.6   252   28.6 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   02 29 43.7   +14 18 25     1.031    1.478   92.6   43.3   252   28.6 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   02 30 45.4   +14 22 20     1.029    1.485   93.3   43.0   252   28.6 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   02 31 44.7   +14 26 02     1.026    1.492   94.0   42.7   252   28.6 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   02 32 41.7   +14 29 33     1.024    1.499   94.7   42.4   252   28.6 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   02 33 36.4   +14 32 50     1.022    1.506   95.4   42.1   252   28.6 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   02 34 28.6   +14 35 56     1.020    1.513   96.2   41.8   252   28.6 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   02 35 18.5   +14 38 48     1.017    1.520   96.9   41.4   252   28.6 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   02 36 05.9   +14 41 29     1.015    1.527   97.7   41.1   252   28.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   02 36 50.8   +14 43 56     1.013    1.534   98.5   40.8   252   28.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   02 37 33.2   +14 46 11     1.010    1.541   99.2   40.5   252   28.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   02 38 13.1   +14 48 13     1.008    1.548  100.0   40.1   252   28.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   02 38 50.5   +14 50 03     1.005    1.555  100.8   39.8   252   28.6 

    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.