2007 KV2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Sep 2026	26.5	1.463 AU	0.678 AU	19h10m	+08°39'	119.1°	37.0°

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 2007 KV2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3132295
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.1168790
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.74469
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.43244
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 264.51730
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 114.57365
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 319.78914
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.68058
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.18            
        

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
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   19 10 55.9   +08 39 08     0.678    1.463  119.1   37.0   101   26.5 
2026-09-09 03:18 UT   19 10 56.7   +08 36 35     0.679    1.463  119.0   37.0   101   26.5 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   19 11 03.6   +08 20 37     0.684    1.462  118.4   37.3   101   26.5 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   19 11 14.6   +08 02 15     0.690    1.461  117.7   37.6   100   26.5 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   19 11 28.8   +07 44 03     0.696    1.461  117.0   37.9    99   26.5 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   19 11 46.3   +07 26 02     0.702    1.460  116.4   38.1    98   26.6 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   19 12 06.8   +07 08 11     0.708    1.459  115.7   38.4    98   26.6 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   19 12 30.4   +06 50 32     0.714    1.458  115.0   38.7    97   26.6 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   19 12 57.1   +06 33 05     0.720    1.458  114.3   39.0    96   26.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   19 13 26.6   +06 15 50     0.726    1.457  113.6   39.2    95   26.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   19 13 59.1   +05 58 47     0.732    1.456  112.9   39.5    95   26.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   19 14 34.3   +05 41 58     0.738    1.455  112.3   39.7    94   26.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   19 15 12.4   +05 25 22     0.744    1.454  111.6   40.0    94   26.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   19 15 53.1   +05 08 59     0.751    1.453  110.9   40.2    93   26.8 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   19 16 36.4   +04 52 49     0.757    1.451  110.3   40.5    92   26.8 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   19 17 22.3   +04 36 54     0.763    1.450  109.6   40.7    92   26.8 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   19 18 10.8   +04 21 12     0.769    1.449  109.0   40.9    91   26.8 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   19 19 01.7   +04 05 45     0.776    1.448  108.3   41.1    91   26.9 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   19 19 55.0   +03 50 32     0.782    1.446  107.7   41.3    90   26.9 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   19 20 50.7   +03 35 33     0.788    1.445  107.0   41.6    90   26.9 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   19 21 48.7   +03 20 48     0.794    1.444  106.4   41.8    89   26.9 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   19 22 49.0   +03 06 18     0.801    1.442  105.7   42.0    89   26.9 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   19 23 51.5   +02 52 02     0.807    1.441  105.1   42.2    88   27.0 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   19 24 56.1   +02 38 01     0.813    1.439  104.5   42.3    88   27.0 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   19 26 02.9   +02 24 14     0.820    1.438  103.9   42.5    87   27.0 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   19 27 11.8   +02 10 42     0.826    1.436  103.2   42.7    87   27.0 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   19 28 22.8   +01 57 25     0.832    1.435  102.6   42.9    86   27.0 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   19 29 35.7   +01 44 22     0.839    1.433  102.0   43.1    86   27.1 

    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.