2023 KZ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Aug 2026	31.8	2.798 AU	3.764 AU	09h39m	+17°44'	14.5°	5.2°

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)                : 0.5909106
            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
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   09 39 22.2   +17 44 59     3.764    2.798   14.5    5.2   303   31.8 
2026-08-29 16:57 UT   09 40 25.9   +17 39 58     3.758    2.794   14.9    5.3   303   31.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   09 40 52.4   +17 37 52     3.755    2.792   15.1    5.4   302   31.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   09 42 22.7   +17 30 44     3.746    2.787   15.6    5.6   302   31.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   09 43 53.1   +17 23 32     3.736    2.781   16.2    5.8   302   31.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   09 45 23.6   +17 16 18     3.726    2.775   16.8    6.0   301   31.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   09 46 54.2   +17 09 01     3.716    2.770   17.3    6.2   301   31.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   09 48 24.9   +17 01 42     3.706    2.764   17.9    6.4   301   31.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   09 49 55.7   +16 54 20     3.696    2.758   18.5    6.7   300   31.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   09 51 26.6   +16 46 55     3.686    2.752   19.1    6.9   300   31.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   09 52 57.6   +16 39 29     3.675    2.747   19.6    7.1   300   31.8 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   09 54 28.7   +16 31 59     3.664    2.741   20.2    7.3   300   31.8 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   09 55 59.9   +16 24 27     3.654    2.735   20.8    7.5   299   31.8 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   09 57 31.2   +16 16 53     3.643    2.729   21.4    7.7   299   31.8 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   09 59 02.6   +16 09 16     3.631    2.724   22.0    7.9   299   31.8 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   10 00 34.0   +16 01 37     3.620    2.718   22.5    8.2   299   31.8 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   10 02 05.6   +15 53 56     3.609    2.712   23.1    8.4   299   31.8 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   10 03 37.2   +15 46 12     3.597    2.706   23.7    8.6   299   31.8 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   10 05 08.9   +15 38 26     3.585    2.700   24.3    8.8   299   31.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   10 06 40.7   +15 30 38     3.574    2.694   24.8    9.0   298   31.8 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   10 08 12.6   +15 22 47     3.562    2.688   25.4    9.2   298   31.8 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   10 09 44.6   +15 14 54     3.549    2.682   26.0    9.5   298   31.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   10 11 16.6   +15 06 59     3.537    2.677   26.6    9.7   298   31.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   10 12 48.8   +14 59 02     3.525    2.671   27.2    9.9   298   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.