2023 KV2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Aug 2026	27.0	1.123 AU	0.502 AU	04h17m	-12°13'	89.1°	64.3°

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 KV2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2381216
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.2990696
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.63688
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 65.48209
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 217.98150
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 221.62446
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 102.55049
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.94629
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.48            
        

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
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   04 17 02.3   -12 13 46     0.502    1.123   89.1   64.3   258   27.0 
2026-08-22 09:15 UT   04 17 33.4   -12 11 24     0.502    1.124   89.3   64.1   258   27.0 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   04 18 22.4   -12 07 40     0.502    1.126   89.6   63.9   258   27.0 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   04 19 40.3   -12 01 38     0.502    1.130   90.1   63.5   258   27.0 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   04 20 56.0   -11 55 41     0.502    1.133   90.6   63.1   259   26.9 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   04 22 09.5   -11 49 49     0.501    1.136   91.1   62.8   259   26.9 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   04 23 20.7   -11 44 01     0.501    1.140   91.6   62.4   260   26.9 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   04 24 29.7   -11 38 17     0.500    1.143   92.1   62.0   260   26.9 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   04 25 36.3   -11 32 38     0.499    1.147   92.6   61.6   261   26.9 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   04 26 40.6   -11 27 03     0.499    1.151   93.2   61.2   261   26.9 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   04 27 42.4   -11 21 32     0.498    1.154   93.7   60.8   262   26.9 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   04 28 41.9   -11 16 05     0.497    1.158   94.3   60.4   262   26.9 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   04 29 38.8   -11 10 41     0.496    1.161   94.8   60.0   263   26.9 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   04 30 33.1   -11 05 22     0.495    1.165   95.4   59.6   263   26.9 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   04 31 24.8   -11 00 05     0.494    1.169   96.0   59.1   264   26.9 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   04 32 13.8   -10 54 52     0.492    1.172   96.6   58.7   264   26.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   04 33 00.0   -10 49 42     0.491    1.176   97.2   58.3   265   26.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   04 33 43.5   -10 44 35     0.490    1.179   97.9   57.8   265   26.8 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   04 34 24.0   -10 39 30     0.488    1.183   98.5   57.4   266   26.8 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   04 35 01.5   -10 34 26     0.487    1.187   99.2   56.9   266   26.8 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   04 35 36.0   -10 29 24     0.485    1.190   99.9   56.5   267   26.8 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   04 36 07.3   -10 24 23     0.484    1.194  100.5   56.0   267   26.8 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   04 36 35.5   -10 19 22     0.482    1.198  101.2   55.5   268   26.8 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   04 37 00.5   -10 14 21     0.480    1.201  102.0   55.0   268   26.7 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   04 37 22.1   -10 09 19     0.478    1.205  102.7   54.5   269   26.7 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   04 37 40.4   -10 04 16     0.477    1.209  103.4   54.0   269   26.7 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   04 37 55.2   -09 59 11     0.475    1.213  104.2   53.5   270   26.7 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   04 38 06.6   -09 54 03     0.473    1.216  105.0   53.0   270   26.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   04 38 14.3   -09 48 53     0.471    1.220  105.7   52.5   271   26.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   04 38 18.5   -09 43 39     0.469    1.224  106.5   51.9   271   26.6 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   04 38 18.9   -09 38 20     0.467    1.227  107.4   51.4   272   26.6 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   04 38 15.5   -09 32 57     0.465    1.231  108.2   50.8   272   26.6 

    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.