2023 KX
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Dec 2025	30.2	2.903 AU	2.174 AU	09h29m	+43°46'	129.7°	15.1°

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 KX are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5448952
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2632678
            i (Inclination)                 : 24.68316
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 62.67038
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 201.40876
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 257.65293
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 82.27876
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.76789
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.40            
        

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
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   09 29 05.4   +43 46 36     2.174    2.903  129.7   15.1   265   30.2 
2025-12-18 21:53 UT   09 28 50.9   +43 58 27     2.162    2.899  130.4   15.0   264   30.2 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   09 28 49.4   +43 59 36     2.161    2.898  130.5   15.0   264   30.2 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   09 28 31.1   +44 12 42     2.148    2.894  131.4   14.8   263   30.2 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   09 28 10.5   +44 25 55     2.136    2.890  132.2   14.6   262   30.1 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   09 27 47.5   +44 39 14     2.124    2.886  133.0   14.4   261   30.1 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   09 27 22.2   +44 52 39     2.112    2.882  133.8   14.3   260   30.1 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   09 26 54.4   +45 06 08     2.100    2.877  134.6   14.1   259   30.1 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   09 26 24.1   +45 19 42     2.089    2.873  135.4   13.9   257   30.1 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   09 25 51.4   +45 33 20     2.077    2.869  136.2   13.7   256   30.0 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   09 25 16.2   +45 47 00     2.066    2.865  137.0   13.6   254   30.0 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   09 24 38.5   +46 00 44     2.055    2.860  137.7   13.4   253   30.0 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   09 23 58.2   +46 14 29     2.045    2.856  138.4   13.2   251   30.0 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   09 23 15.3   +46 28 15     2.034    2.852  139.2   13.0   250   30.0 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   09 22 29.9   +46 42 02     2.024    2.847  139.9   12.9   248   29.9 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   09 21 41.9   +46 55 49     2.014    2.843  140.5   12.7   247   29.9 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   09 20 51.4   +47 09 35     2.005    2.839  141.2   12.5   245   29.9 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   09 19 58.2   +47 23 19     1.995    2.834  141.8   12.4   243   29.9 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   09 19 02.4   +47 37 01     1.986    2.830  142.5   12.2   241   29.9 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   09 18 04.0   +47 50 40     1.977    2.825  143.0   12.1   239   29.8 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   09 17 02.9   +48 04 14     1.968    2.821  143.6   11.9   237   29.8 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   09 15 59.3   +48 17 44     1.960    2.816  144.1   11.8   235   29.8 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   09 14 53.0   +48 31 08     1.952    2.812  144.6   11.7   233   29.8 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   09 13 44.1   +48 44 25     1.944    2.807  145.1   11.6   231   29.8 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   09 12 32.7   +48 57 35     1.936    2.803  145.5   11.5   228   29.7 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   09 11 18.7   +49 10 37     1.929    2.798  145.9   11.4   226   29.7 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   09 10 02.2   +49 23 29     1.922    2.794  146.3   11.3   224   29.7 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   09 08 43.2   +49 36 11     1.915    2.789  146.6   11.2   221   29.7 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   09 07 21.8   +49 48 42     1.908    2.785  146.9   11.1   219   29.7 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   09 05 58.0   +50 01 00     1.902    2.780  147.1   11.1   216   29.7 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   09 04 31.8   +50 13 06     1.896    2.775  147.3   11.0   214   29.7 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   09 03 03.4   +50 24 58     1.890    2.771  147.5   11.0   211   29.7 

    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.