2023 KV1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Aug 2026	28.8	1.874 AU	1.249 AU	02h22m	+19°51'	111.6°	30.1°

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)                : 0.4835437
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9785879
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.95057
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 226.69786
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 29.53201
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 318.08322
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 256.09729
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.92910
            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
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   02 22 19.9   +19 51 35     1.249    1.874  111.6   30.1   249   28.8 
2026-08-25 12:51 UT   02 22 20.5   +19 51 28     1.247    1.877  112.1   29.9   249   28.8 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   02 22 20.4   +19 51 19     1.245    1.880  112.5   29.8   249   28.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   02 22 18.4   +19 50 49     1.240    1.886  113.5   29.4   249   28.8 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   02 22 13.9   +19 50 05     1.235    1.892  114.5   29.1   249   28.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   02 22 06.9   +19 49 07     1.231    1.899  115.5   28.7   248   28.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   02 21 57.4   +19 47 55     1.226    1.905  116.5   28.3   248   28.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   02 21 45.5   +19 46 29     1.222    1.911  117.5   28.0   248   28.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   02 21 30.9   +19 44 48     1.218    1.917  118.5   27.6   248   28.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   02 21 13.9   +19 42 53     1.213    1.923  119.5   27.2   248   28.7 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   02 20 54.3   +19 40 43     1.209    1.929  120.6   26.8   248   28.7 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   02 20 32.2   +19 38 18     1.205    1.935  121.6   26.3   248   28.7 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   02 20 07.6   +19 35 38     1.201    1.941  122.7   25.9   247   28.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   02 19 40.4   +19 32 42     1.197    1.947  123.8   25.5   247   28.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   02 19 10.7   +19 29 31     1.193    1.953  124.9   25.0   247   28.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   02 18 38.4   +19 26 05     1.189    1.959  126.0   24.6   247   28.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   02 18 03.7   +19 22 23     1.186    1.965  127.1   24.1   247   28.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   02 17 26.5   +19 18 25     1.182    1.971  128.2   23.7   247   28.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   02 16 46.8   +19 14 12     1.179    1.977  129.4   23.2   246   28.6 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   02 16 04.7   +19 09 42     1.175    1.983  130.5   22.7   246   28.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   02 15 20.2   +19 04 57     1.172    1.989  131.7   22.2   246   28.6 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   02 14 33.3   +18 59 56     1.169    1.995  132.8   21.7   246   28.6 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   02 13 44.1   +18 54 38     1.166    2.001  134.0   21.2   246   28.6 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   02 12 52.7   +18 49 05     1.163    2.006  135.2   20.7   245   28.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   02 11 59.0   +18 43 16     1.161    2.012  136.4   20.1   245   28.5 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   02 11 03.1   +18 37 12     1.158    2.018  137.6   19.6   245   28.5 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   02 10 05.2   +18 30 51     1.156    2.024  138.8   19.1   244   28.5 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   02 09 05.2   +18 24 16     1.154    2.030  140.1   18.5   244   28.5 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   02 08 03.2   +18 17 25     1.152    2.035  141.3   18.0   244   28.5 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   02 06 59.3   +18 10 18     1.151    2.041  142.6   17.4   244   28.5 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   02 05 53.6   +18 02 57     1.149    2.047  143.8   16.8   243   28.4 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   02 04 46.0   +17 55 21     1.148    2.052  145.1   16.3   243   28.4 

    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.