2023 KT1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Sep 2026	28.1	1.835 AU	0.924 AU	02h24m	+12°57'	144.5°	18.5°

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 KT1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5018871
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0172638
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.02470
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 159.35626
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 109.46627
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 13.87045
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 88.82541
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.96612
            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
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   02 24 30.6   +12 57 08     0.924    1.835  144.5   18.5   253   28.1 
2026-09-26 06:03 UT   02 24 11.5   +12 55 19     0.924    1.837  144.8   18.3   253   28.1 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   02 23 14.3   +12 49 55     0.925    1.842  145.8   17.8   253   28.1 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   02 21 56.1   +12 42 32     0.925    1.849  147.1   17.1   253   28.1 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   02 20 36.1   +12 35 00     0.926    1.855  148.4   16.4   253   28.1 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   02 19 14.4   +12 27 19     0.927    1.862  149.8   15.7   253   28.1 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   02 17 51.2   +12 19 29     0.928    1.868  151.1   15.0   253   28.1 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   02 16 26.5   +12 11 30     0.929    1.875  152.5   14.3   253   28.0 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   02 15 00.5   +12 03 24     0.930    1.881  153.8   13.6   254   28.0 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   02 13 33.2   +11 55 11     0.932    1.888  155.2   12.9   254   28.0 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   02 12 04.8   +11 46 52     0.934    1.894  156.6   12.1   254   28.0 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   02 10 35.3   +11 38 26     0.936    1.900  157.9   11.4   254   28.0 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   02 09 05.1   +11 29 56     0.939    1.907  159.3   10.7   254   28.0 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   02 07 34.1   +11 21 21     0.941    1.913  160.7    9.9   254   28.0 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   02 06 02.5   +11 12 42     0.944    1.920  162.1    9.2   255   27.9 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   02 04 30.4   +11 03 60     0.947    1.926  163.5    8.5   255   27.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   02 02 58.0   +10 55 16     0.951    1.932  164.8    7.8   255   27.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   02 01 25.5   +10 46 30     0.954    1.939  166.2    7.0   256   27.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   01 59 52.9   +10 37 44     0.958    1.945  167.6    6.3   257   27.9 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   01 58 20.4   +10 28 58     0.962    1.951  169.0    5.6   257   27.8 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   01 56 48.1   +10 20 13     0.967    1.957  170.4    4.9   259   27.8 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   01 55 16.2   +10 11 29     0.972    1.964  171.8    4.2   260   27.8 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   01 53 44.7   +10 02 48     0.977    1.970  173.1    3.5   262   27.8 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   01 52 13.9   +09 54 10     0.982    1.976  174.5    2.8   265   27.8 

    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.