2023 KX
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Feb 2026	29.7	2.614 AU	1.846 AU	08h07m	+53°37'	132.1°	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 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
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   08 07 01.8   +53 37 47     1.846    2.614  132.1   16.3   140   29.7 
2026-02-18 10:22 UT   08 06 20.1   +53 37 34     1.847    2.612  131.8   16.4   139   29.7 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   08 05 25.9   +53 37 10     1.848    2.609  131.3   16.5   138   29.7 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   08 03 52.2   +53 36 10     1.851    2.603  130.4   16.8   137   29.7 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   08 02 20.7   +53 34 48     1.854    2.598  129.6   17.1   135   29.7 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   08 00 51.6   +53 33 05     1.857    2.593  128.7   17.3   134   29.7 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   07 59 24.9   +53 31 00     1.860    2.588  127.8   17.6   133   29.7 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   07 58 00.7   +53 28 36     1.863    2.583  127.0   17.8   132   29.7 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   07 56 39.2   +53 25 51     1.867    2.577  126.1   18.1   130   29.7 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   07 55 20.3   +53 22 48     1.871    2.572  125.2   18.3   129   29.7 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   07 54 04.2   +53 19 26     1.875    2.567  124.3   18.6   128   29.7 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   07 52 50.8   +53 15 46     1.879    2.561  123.4   18.8   127   29.7 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   07 51 40.3   +53 11 49     1.883    2.556  122.6   19.1   126   29.8 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   07 50 32.7   +53 07 36     1.887    2.551  121.7   19.3   125   29.8 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   07 49 28.1   +53 03 06     1.891    2.545  120.8   19.5   124   29.8 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   07 48 26.3   +52 58 21     1.896    2.540  119.9   19.8   123   29.8 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   07 47 27.6   +52 53 21     1.900    2.534  119.0   20.0   122   29.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   07 46 31.9   +52 48 07     1.905    2.529  118.1   20.2   121   29.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   07 45 39.2   +52 42 39     1.910    2.523  117.2   20.5   120   29.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   07 44 49.6   +52 36 58     1.915    2.518  116.4   20.7   119   29.8 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   07 44 03.0   +52 31 04     1.920    2.513  115.5   20.9   118   29.8 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   07 43 19.5   +52 24 59     1.925    2.507  114.6   21.1   117   29.8 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   07 42 39.1   +52 18 42     1.931    2.501  113.7   21.3   117   29.8 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   07 42 01.8   +52 12 14     1.936    2.496  112.9   21.5   116   29.8 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   07 41 27.5   +52 05 35     1.942    2.490  112.0   21.7   115   29.8 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   07 40 56.3   +51 58 46     1.947    2.485  111.1   21.9   114   29.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   07 40 28.1   +51 51 48     1.953    2.479  110.3   22.1   114   29.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   07 40 03.0   +51 44 41     1.958    2.474  109.4   22.3   113   29.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   07 39 40.9   +51 37 25     1.964    2.468  108.6   22.5   112   29.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   07 39 21.8   +51 30 01     1.970    2.462  107.7   22.6   112   29.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   07 39 05.7   +51 22 29     1.976    2.457  106.9   22.8   111   29.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   07 38 52.6   +51 14 50     1.982    2.451  106.0   23.0   110   29.9 

    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.