2018 KS
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Jul 2026	29.2	0.879 AU	0.411 AU	11h55m	-14°11'	59.2°	97.1°

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 2018 KS are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1999533
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.0070265
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.86704
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 59.29524
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 284.69116
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 73.55128
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -15.84372
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.57493
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.01            
        

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
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   11 55 39.8   -14 11 10     0.411    0.879   59.2   97.1   122   29.2 
2026-07-30 13:28 UT   11 56 08.7   -14 28 05     0.409    0.877   58.9   97.5   123   29.2 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   11 56 30.6   -14 41 18     0.407    0.876   58.7   97.9   123   29.2 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   11 57 18.4   -15 11 19     0.403    0.873   58.3   98.6   123   29.2 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   11 58 03.1   -15 41 13     0.400    0.870   57.8   99.4   124   29.2 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   11 58 44.6   -16 10 59     0.396    0.867   57.3  100.1   124   29.2 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   11 59 22.7   -16 40 35     0.392    0.864   56.8  100.9   125   29.2 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   11 59 57.2   -17 10 01     0.388    0.861   56.2  101.7   125   29.2 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   12 00 28.0   -17 39 15     0.384    0.859   55.7  102.6   126   29.2 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   12 00 54.8   -18 08 16     0.381    0.856   55.2  103.4   126   29.3 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   12 01 17.6   -18 37 02     0.377    0.853   54.7  104.2   127   29.3 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   12 01 36.1   -19 05 33     0.373    0.851   54.1  105.1   128   29.3 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   12 01 50.1   -19 33 46     0.369    0.848   53.6  106.0   128   29.3 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   12 01 59.4   -20 01 40     0.364    0.846   53.0  106.9   129   29.3 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   12 02 03.8   -20 29 12     0.360    0.843   52.4  107.8   130   29.4 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   12 02 03.1   -20 56 21     0.356    0.841   51.8  108.7   131   29.4 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   12 01 56.9   -21 23 05     0.352    0.839   51.2  109.7   131   29.4 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   12 01 45.2   -21 49 20     0.348    0.837   50.6  110.6   132   29.4 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   12 01 27.5   -22 15 04     0.344    0.834   50.0  111.6   133   29.5 

    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.