2023 KZ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Mar 2026	32.4	3.492 AU	3.262 AU	06h44m	+27°16'	95.0°	16.5°

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)                : 0.5909106
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4913911
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.01142
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 64.82718
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 206.83155
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 220.67126
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 91.57044
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.25970
            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
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   06 44 41.7   +27 16 08     3.262    3.492   95.0   16.5    95   32.4 
2026-03-26 09:45 UT   06 44 47.9   +27 15 41     3.267    3.491   94.6   16.5    95   32.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   06 44 57.4   +27 15 02     3.274    3.489   94.0   16.6    95   32.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   06 45 14.5   +27 13 55     3.286    3.485   93.1   16.6    95   32.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   06 45 32.7   +27 12 47     3.298    3.482   92.2   16.6    95   32.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   06 45 52.2   +27 11 37     3.310    3.479   91.3   16.7    95   32.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   06 46 12.8   +27 10 27     3.322    3.475   90.4   16.7    95   32.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   06 46 34.6   +27 09 15     3.334    3.472   89.5   16.7    95   32.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   06 46 57.6   +27 08 02     3.346    3.468   88.6   16.7    95   32.4 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   06 47 21.7   +27 06 48     3.358    3.465   87.7   16.8    95   32.5 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   06 47 47.0   +27 05 33     3.370    3.461   86.8   16.8    95   32.5 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   06 48 13.3   +27 04 17     3.382    3.458   85.9   16.8    94   32.5 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   06 48 40.8   +27 02 60     3.394    3.454   85.0   16.8    94   32.5 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   06 49 09.4   +27 01 41     3.406    3.451   84.1   16.8    94   32.5 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   06 49 39.0   +27 00 22     3.418    3.447   83.3   16.8    94   32.5 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   06 50 09.7   +26 59 01     3.430    3.444   82.4   16.8    94   32.5 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   06 50 41.5   +26 57 39     3.442    3.440   81.6   16.7    94   32.5 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   06 51 14.3   +26 56 16     3.453    3.437   80.7   16.7    94   32.5 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   06 51 48.1   +26 54 51     3.465    3.433   79.8   16.7    94   32.5 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   06 52 22.9   +26 53 26     3.477    3.429   79.0   16.7    94   32.5 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   06 52 58.8   +26 51 59     3.488    3.426   78.2   16.6    94   32.5 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   06 53 35.6   +26 50 30     3.500    3.422   77.3   16.6    94   32.5 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   06 54 13.4   +26 49 01     3.511    3.419   76.5   16.6    94   32.5 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   06 54 52.2   +26 47 30     3.522    3.415   75.6   16.5    94   32.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   06 55 31.9   +26 45 58     3.534    3.411   74.8   16.5    94   32.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   06 56 12.5   +26 44 24     3.545    3.408   74.0   16.5    94   32.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   06 56 54.1   +26 42 49     3.556    3.404   73.2   16.4    94   32.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   06 57 36.6   +26 41 13     3.567    3.400   72.4   16.4    94   32.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   06 58 19.9   +26 39 35     3.578    3.396   71.6   16.3    94   32.5 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   06 59 04.1   +26 37 55     3.589    3.393   70.7   16.2    94   32.5 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   06 59 49.2   +26 36 15     3.600    3.389   69.9   16.2    94   32.5 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   07 00 35.2   +26 34 32     3.610    3.385   69.1   16.1    95   32.5 

    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.