2020 KP
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jan 2026	31.2	2.224 AU	1.375 AU	04h09m	+23°04'	140.5°	16.3°

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 2020 KP are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5374098
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8219175
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.59311
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 60.96768
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 239.26167
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 68.11197
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 120.17980
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.08779
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.46            
        

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
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   04 09 48.0   +23 04 08     1.375    2.224  140.5   16.3    82   31.2 
2026-01-05 19:00 UT   04 09 17.9   +23 03 08     1.386    2.228  139.6   16.6    82   31.2 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   04 09 10.3   +23 02 53     1.389    2.229  139.3   16.7    82   31.2 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   04 08 35.2   +23 01 42     1.403    2.234  138.2   17.1    82   31.3 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   04 08 02.7   +23 00 37     1.417    2.239  137.0   17.4    81   31.3 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   04 07 32.9   +22 59 36     1.431    2.244  135.9   17.8    81   31.4 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   04 07 05.6   +22 58 41     1.445    2.249  134.8   18.1    81   31.4 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   04 06 40.9   +22 57 50     1.460    2.254  133.6   18.4    81   31.4 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   04 06 18.7   +22 57 05     1.475    2.259  132.5   18.7    81   31.5 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   04 05 59.0   +22 56 25     1.489    2.264  131.4   19.0    81   31.5 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   04 05 41.7   +22 55 50     1.504    2.269  130.4   19.3    81   31.5 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   04 05 26.8   +22 55 21     1.519    2.274  129.3   19.6    81   31.6 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   04 05 14.4   +22 54 56     1.535    2.278  128.2   19.8    81   31.6 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   04 05 04.3   +22 54 37     1.550    2.283  127.2   20.1    81   31.6 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   04 04 56.5   +22 54 24     1.566    2.288  126.1   20.3    80   31.7 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   04 04 50.9   +22 54 15     1.581    2.293  125.1   20.6    80   31.7 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   04 04 47.6   +22 54 12     1.597    2.298  124.0   20.8    80   31.7 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   04 04 46.6   +22 54 13     1.613    2.302  123.0   21.0    80   31.8 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   04 04 47.7   +22 54 20     1.629    2.307  122.0   21.2    80   31.8 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   04 04 50.9   +22 54 32     1.645    2.312  121.0   21.4    80   31.8 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   04 04 56.2   +22 54 48     1.662    2.316  120.0   21.6    80   31.9 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   04 05 03.6   +22 55 10     1.678    2.321  119.0   21.8    80   31.9 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   04 05 13.0   +22 55 36     1.694    2.326  118.0   21.9    80   31.9 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   04 05 24.3   +22 56 07     1.711    2.330  117.1   22.1    80   32.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   04 05 37.6   +22 56 42     1.727    2.335  116.1   22.3    80   32.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   04 05 52.7   +22 57 22     1.744    2.339  115.2   22.4    80   32.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   04 06 09.7   +22 58 06     1.761    2.344  114.2   22.5    80   32.1 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   04 06 28.5   +22 58 54     1.778    2.348  113.3   22.7    80   32.1 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   04 06 49.1   +22 59 47     1.795    2.353  112.3   22.8    80   32.1 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   04 07 11.4   +23 00 43     1.812    2.357  111.4   22.9    80   32.1 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   04 07 35.4   +23 01 43     1.829    2.362  110.5   23.0    80   32.2 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   04 08 01.1   +23 02 47     1.846    2.366  109.6   23.1    80   32.2 

    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.