1993 KA2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Dec 2025	34.5	2.680 AU	2.915 AU	22h14m	-08°17'	66.6°	19.7°

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 1993 KA2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7690487
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2299359
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.14840
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 230.19367
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 271.10102
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 289.30133
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 141.29635
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.14782
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.33            
        

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
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   22 14 18.8   -08 17 25     2.915    2.680   66.6   19.7    68   34.5 
2025-12-18 18:58 UT   22 14 56.8   -08 14 38     2.921    2.675   65.9   19.6    68   34.5 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   22 15 07.0   -08 13 54     2.922    2.673   65.8   19.6    68   34.5 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   22 15 56.1   -08 10 16     2.929    2.666   65.0   19.5    68   34.4 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   22 16 46.1   -08 06 32     2.936    2.659   64.2   19.5    68   34.4 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   22 17 37.1   -08 02 41     2.943    2.652   63.4   19.4    68   34.4 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   22 18 28.9   -07 58 44     2.950    2.644   62.6   19.3    68   34.4 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   22 19 21.6   -07 54 41     2.956    2.637   61.8   19.2    68   34.4 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   22 20 15.1   -07 50 32     2.962    2.630   61.0   19.1    68   34.4 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   22 21 09.5   -07 46 17     2.969    2.622   60.2   19.0    67   34.4 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   22 22 04.8   -07 41 56     2.975    2.615   59.4   18.9    67   34.4 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   22 23 00.8   -07 37 29     2.981    2.608   58.6   18.8    67   34.4 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   22 23 57.7   -07 32 55     2.987    2.600   57.9   18.7    67   34.4 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   22 24 55.4   -07 28 16     2.992    2.593   57.1   18.6    67   34.4 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   22 25 53.9   -07 23 31     2.998    2.585   56.3   18.5    67   34.4 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   22 26 53.1   -07 18 40     3.003    2.578   55.6   18.3    67   34.4 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   22 27 53.2   -07 13 44     3.008    2.570   54.8   18.2    67   34.4 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   22 28 54.0   -07 08 41     3.013    2.563   54.1   18.1    67   34.4 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   22 29 55.6   -07 03 33     3.018    2.555   53.3   18.0    67   34.4 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   22 30 57.9   -06 58 19     3.023    2.548   52.6   17.8    67   34.4 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   22 32 00.9   -06 52 60     3.027    2.540   51.8   17.7    67   34.4 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   22 33 04.7   -06 47 34     3.032    2.532   51.1   17.6    67   34.3 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   22 34 09.2   -06 42 04     3.036    2.525   50.4   17.5    66   34.3 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   22 35 14.5   -06 36 27     3.040    2.517   49.6   17.3    66   34.3 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   22 36 20.5   -06 30 45     3.044    2.509   48.9   17.2    66   34.3 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   22 37 27.2   -06 24 57     3.048    2.501   48.2   17.0    66   34.3 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   22 38 34.6   -06 19 04     3.051    2.494   47.4   16.9    66   34.3 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   22 39 42.6   -06 13 05     3.055    2.486   46.7   16.7    66   34.3 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   22 40 51.4   -06 07 01     3.058    2.478   46.0   16.6    66   34.3 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   22 42 00.9   -06 00 51     3.061    2.470   45.3   16.4    66   34.3 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   22 43 11.1   -05 54 36     3.064    2.462   44.6   16.3    66   34.3 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   22 44 21.9   -05 48 15     3.067    2.454   43.9   16.1    66   34.3 

    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.