2023 KZ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Sep 2026	31.8	2.722 AU	3.624 AU	10h00m	+16°01'	22.6°	8.2°

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 KZ2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5904703
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4891644
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.98796
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 64.53073
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 207.24916
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 270.46298
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 91.69150
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.28151
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.93            
        

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
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   10 00 24.6   +16 01 47     3.624    2.722   22.6    8.2   299   31.8 
2026-09-12 19:00 UT   10 01 36.9   +15 55 42     3.615    2.717   23.0    8.3   299   31.8 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   10 01 56.0   +15 54 06     3.612    2.716   23.1    8.4   299   31.8 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   10 03 27.4   +15 46 23     3.601    2.710   23.7    8.6   299   31.8 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   10 04 59.0   +15 38 38     3.589    2.704   24.3    8.8   299   31.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   10 06 30.6   +15 30 50     3.577    2.698   24.9    9.0   298   31.8 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   10 08 02.3   +15 23 01     3.565    2.692   25.5    9.2   298   31.8 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   10 09 34.1   +15 15 09     3.553    2.686   26.0    9.5   298   31.8 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   10 11 06.0   +15 07 15     3.541    2.681   26.6    9.7   298   31.8 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   10 12 38.0   +14 59 18     3.528    2.675   27.2    9.9   298   31.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   10 14 10.0   +14 51 20     3.516    2.669   27.8   10.1   298   31.7 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   10 15 42.1   +14 43 19     3.503    2.663   28.3   10.3   298   31.7 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   10 17 14.3   +14 35 16     3.490    2.657   28.9   10.5   298   31.7 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   10 18 46.6   +14 27 11     3.478    2.651   29.5   10.7   298   31.7 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   10 20 18.9   +14 19 04     3.465    2.645   30.1   11.0   298   31.7 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   10 21 51.4   +14 10 55     3.451    2.639   30.7   11.2   298   31.7 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   10 23 23.9   +14 02 44     3.438    2.633   31.2   11.4   297   31.7 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   10 24 56.5   +13 54 31     3.425    2.627   31.8   11.6   297   31.7 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   10 26 29.2   +13 46 15     3.411    2.620   32.4   11.8   297   31.7 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   10 28 02.0   +13 37 58     3.397    2.614   33.0   12.0   297   31.7 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   10 29 34.8   +13 29 39     3.384    2.608   33.5   12.2   297   31.7 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   10 31 07.8   +13 21 17     3.370    2.602   34.1   12.5   297   31.7 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   10 32 40.8   +13 12 54     3.356    2.596   34.7   12.7   297   31.7 

    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.