2023 KT1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Oct 2026	27.8	2.013 AU	1.019 AU	01h43m	+09°04'	176.7°	1.6°

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
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   01 43 28.3   +09 04 05     1.019    2.013  176.7    1.6    42   27.8 
2026-10-24 09:22 UT   01 42 55.6   +09 00 58     1.022    2.015  176.2    1.9    45   27.8 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   01 42 04.9   +08 56 08     1.026    2.019  175.4    2.3    49   27.9 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   01 40 43.0   +08 48 19     1.033    2.025  174.1    2.9    54   27.9 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   01 39 22.6   +08 40 39     1.041    2.031  172.8    3.5    57   28.0 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   01 38 03.8   +08 33 08     1.049    2.037  171.5    4.1    58   28.1 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   01 36 46.7   +08 25 47     1.057    2.043  170.2    4.8    60   28.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   01 35 31.3   +08 18 36     1.066    2.049  168.9    5.4    61   28.2 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   01 34 17.7   +08 11 36     1.074    2.055  167.5    6.0    62   28.2 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   01 33 06.0   +08 04 47     1.083    2.061  166.2    6.6    62   28.3 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   01 31 56.3   +07 58 10     1.092    2.067  164.9    7.2    63   28.3 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   01 30 48.5   +07 51 44     1.102    2.073  163.6    7.7    63   28.4 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   01 29 42.7   +07 45 31     1.112    2.079  162.3    8.3    64   28.4 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   01 28 39.0   +07 39 30     1.122    2.085  161.1    8.9    64   28.5 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   01 27 37.4   +07 33 41     1.132    2.091  159.8    9.4    64   28.5 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   01 26 38.0   +07 28 06     1.142    2.096  158.5   10.0    64   28.6 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   01 25 40.7   +07 22 44     1.153    2.102  157.3   10.5    65   28.6 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   01 24 45.6   +07 17 36     1.164    2.108  156.0   11.0    65   28.7 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   01 23 52.8   +07 12 41     1.175    2.114  154.8   11.5    65   28.7 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   01 23 02.3   +07 08 00     1.186    2.120  153.6   12.0    65   28.8 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   01 22 13.9   +07 03 33     1.198    2.125  152.4   12.5    65   28.8 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   01 21 27.9   +06 59 20     1.210    2.131  151.2   12.9    65   28.8 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   01 20 44.2   +06 55 21     1.222    2.137  150.0   13.4    66   28.9 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   01 20 02.7   +06 51 36     1.234    2.142  148.8   13.9    66   28.9 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   01 19 23.5   +06 48 05     1.247    2.148  147.6   14.3    66   29.0 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   01 18 46.6   +06 44 48     1.259    2.154  146.4   14.7    66   29.0 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   01 18 11.9   +06 41 44     1.272    2.159  145.3   15.1    66   29.1 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   01 17 39.5   +06 38 55     1.285    2.165  144.1   15.5    66   29.1 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   01 17 09.3   +06 36 19     1.298    2.171  143.0   15.9    66   29.1 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   01 16 41.3   +06 33 57     1.312    2.176  141.8   16.3    66   29.2 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   01 16 15.6   +06 31 49     1.325    2.182  140.7   16.7    66   29.2 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   01 15 52.0   +06 29 54     1.339    2.187  139.6   17.0    66   29.3 

    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.