2023 KV1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Sep 2026	28.4	2.052 AU	1.148 AU	02h04m	+17°55'	145.1°	16.3°

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 KV1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4835786
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9786463
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.95057
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 226.69586
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 29.53502
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 28.90925
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 256.09829
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.92937
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.78            
        

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
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   02 04 46.9   +17 55 22     1.148    2.052  145.1   16.3   243   28.4 
2026-09-24 14:28 UT   02 04 05.4   +17 50 40     1.147    2.056  145.8   15.9   243   28.4 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   02 03 37.7   +17 47 31     1.147    2.058  146.3   15.7   243   28.4 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   02 02 26.9   +17 39 26     1.146    2.064  147.6   15.1   242   28.4 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   02 01 14.6   +17 31 07     1.145    2.069  148.9   14.5   242   28.4 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   02 00 00.8   +17 22 35     1.145    2.075  150.2   13.9   241   28.4 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   01 58 45.6   +17 13 49     1.144    2.081  151.5   13.3   241   28.3 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   01 57 29.2   +17 04 50     1.144    2.086  152.8   12.7   240   28.3 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   01 56 11.6   +16 55 39     1.145    2.092  154.1   12.1   240   28.3 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   01 54 53.0   +16 46 17     1.145    2.097  155.4   11.4   239   28.3 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   01 53 33.3   +16 36 42     1.146    2.103  156.7   10.8   239   28.3 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   01 52 12.8   +16 26 57     1.147    2.108  158.1   10.2   238   28.3 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   01 50 51.5   +16 17 01     1.148    2.114  159.4    9.6   237   28.2 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   01 49 29.5   +16 06 55     1.150    2.119  160.7    9.0   236   28.2 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   01 48 07.0   +15 56 41     1.151    2.125  162.0    8.3   235   28.2 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   01 46 44.1   +15 46 18     1.153    2.130  163.4    7.7   234   28.2 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   01 45 20.8   +15 35 47     1.156    2.136  164.7    7.1   233   28.2 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   01 43 57.3   +15 25 09     1.158    2.141  166.0    6.5   231   28.2 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   01 42 33.8   +15 14 25     1.161    2.146  167.3    5.9   229   28.1 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   01 41 10.2   +15 03 36     1.164    2.152  168.6    5.3   227   28.1 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   01 39 46.8   +14 52 42     1.168    2.157  169.9    4.7   224   28.1 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   01 38 23.6   +14 41 44     1.171    2.162  171.1    4.1   221   28.1 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   01 37 00.8   +14 30 43     1.175    2.168  172.3    3.5   216   28.1 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   01 35 38.5   +14 19 40     1.179    2.173  173.5    3.0   210   28.0 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   01 34 16.7   +14 08 36     1.184    2.178  174.5    2.5   202   28.0 

    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.