2023 KZ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Feb 2026	32.1	3.593 AU	2.904 AU	06h48m	+27°38'	127.6°	12.6°

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
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   06 48 16.8   +27 38 35     2.904    3.593  127.6   12.6    98   32.1 
2026-02-22 06:21 UT   06 48 09.0   +27 38 32     2.906    3.593  127.3   12.7    98   32.1 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   06 47 47.8   +27 38 23     2.913    3.590  126.5   12.8    98   32.1 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   06 47 20.3   +27 38 09     2.923    3.588  125.4   13.0    98   32.1 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   06 46 54.3   +27 37 52     2.933    3.585  124.3   13.2    98   32.1 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   06 46 29.7   +27 37 33     2.943    3.582  123.2   13.4    98   32.1 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   06 46 06.6   +27 37 11     2.953    3.578  122.1   13.6    97   32.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   06 45 44.9   +27 36 47     2.963    3.575  121.0   13.7    97   32.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   06 45 24.7   +27 36 21     2.973    3.572  119.9   13.9    97   32.2 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   06 45 06.0   +27 35 52     2.984    3.569  118.9   14.1    97   32.2 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   06 44 48.7   +27 35 22     2.995    3.566  117.8   14.2    97   32.2 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   06 44 32.9   +27 34 49     3.005    3.563  116.7   14.4    97   32.2 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   06 44 18.5   +27 34 15     3.016    3.560  115.7   14.5    97   32.2 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   06 44 05.6   +27 33 38     3.027    3.557  114.7   14.7    96   32.2 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   06 43 54.1   +27 33 00     3.038    3.554  113.6   14.8    96   32.2 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   06 43 44.1   +27 32 20     3.049    3.551  112.6   15.0    96   32.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   06 43 35.5   +27 31 38     3.061    3.548  111.6   15.1    96   32.2 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   06 43 28.3   +27 30 55     3.072    3.544  110.5   15.2    96   32.3 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   06 43 22.6   +27 30 10     3.083    3.541  109.5   15.3    96   32.3 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   06 43 18.2   +27 29 24     3.095    3.538  108.5   15.4    96   32.3 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   06 43 15.3   +27 28 35     3.107    3.535  107.5   15.6    96   32.3 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   06 43 13.8   +27 27 46     3.118    3.532  106.5   15.7    96   32.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   06 43 13.7   +27 26 55     3.130    3.528  105.5   15.8    96   32.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   06 43 14.9   +27 26 03     3.142    3.525  104.5   15.9    95   32.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   06 43 17.6   +27 25 09     3.154    3.522  103.5   15.9    95   32.3 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   06 43 21.6   +27 24 14     3.166    3.519  102.6   16.0    95   32.3 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   06 43 27.0   +27 23 17     3.177    3.515  101.6   16.1    95   32.3 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   06 43 33.7   +27 22 20     3.189    3.512  100.6   16.2    95   32.4 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   06 43 41.8   +27 21 21     3.201    3.509   99.7   16.2    95   32.4 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   06 43 51.1   +27 20 21     3.214    3.506   98.7   16.3    95   32.4 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   06 44 01.8   +27 19 19     3.226    3.502   97.8   16.4    95   32.4 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   06 44 13.8   +27 18 17     3.238    3.499   96.8   16.4    95   32.4 

    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.