(88264) 2001 KN20
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 May 2026	19.1	1.710 AU	0.874 AU	13h15m	+16°20'	130.0°	26.9°

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 2001 KN20 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4533185
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1468723
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.07960
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 104.92070
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 201.45020
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 264.10644
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 125.93782
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.38906
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.15            
        

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
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   13 15 38.8   +16 20 18     0.874    1.710  130.0   26.9   134   19.1 
2026-05-18 04:49 UT   13 15 27.6   +16 19 20     0.874    1.709  129.8   27.0   134   19.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   13 14 43.9   +16 15 19     0.875    1.704  129.1   27.4   133   19.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   13 13 51.2   +16 09 50     0.875    1.698  128.2   27.9   133   19.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   13 13 00.9   +16 03 52     0.876    1.692  127.2   28.4   132   19.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   13 12 12.8   +15 57 26     0.877    1.686  126.3   28.9   131   19.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   13 11 27.2   +15 50 32     0.877    1.680  125.4   29.4   130   19.1 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   13 10 44.1   +15 43 09     0.878    1.674  124.5   29.9   130   19.1 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   13 10 03.4   +15 35 20     0.879    1.668  123.6   30.4   129   19.2 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   13 09 25.2   +15 27 04     0.880    1.662  122.7   30.9   128   19.2 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   13 08 49.6   +15 18 21     0.882    1.656  121.8   31.3   128   19.2 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   13 08 16.5   +15 09 13     0.883    1.650  120.9   31.8   127   19.2 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   13 07 46.0   +14 59 40     0.884    1.644  120.0   32.3   126   19.2 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   13 07 18.2   +14 49 42     0.885    1.639  119.1   32.7   126   19.2 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   13 06 52.9   +14 39 19     0.887    1.633  118.3   33.2   125   19.2 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   13 06 30.3   +14 28 33     0.888    1.627  117.4   33.6   125   19.2 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   13 06 10.3   +14 17 24     0.890    1.621  116.6   34.0   124   19.2 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   13 05 52.9   +14 05 51     0.891    1.615  115.7   34.5   124   19.2 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   13 05 38.2   +13 53 57     0.893    1.609  114.9   34.9   123   19.2 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   13 05 26.1   +13 41 40     0.895    1.603  114.1   35.3   123   19.2 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   13 05 16.7   +13 29 02     0.896    1.597  113.2   35.7   122   19.3 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   13 05 09.9   +13 16 02     0.898    1.591  112.4   36.1   122   19.3 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   13 05 05.8   +13 02 42     0.900    1.585  111.6   36.5   121   19.3 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   13 05 04.3   +12 49 01     0.901    1.579  110.9   36.9   121   19.3 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   13 05 05.4   +12 35 01     0.903    1.573  110.1   37.3   120   19.3 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   13 05 09.2   +12 20 41     0.905    1.568  109.3   37.7   120   19.3 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   13 05 15.6   +12 06 01     0.907    1.562  108.5   38.1   120   19.3 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   13 05 24.7   +11 51 03     0.909    1.556  107.8   38.4   119   19.3 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   13 05 36.3   +11 35 47     0.911    1.550  107.1   38.8   119   19.3 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   13 05 50.6   +11 20 12     0.912    1.544  106.3   39.1   119   19.3 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   13 06 07.4   +11 04 19     0.914    1.538  105.6   39.5   118   19.3 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   13 06 26.8   +10 48 09     0.916    1.533  104.9   39.8   118   19.3 

    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.