2020 KQ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Mar 2026	28.3	2.558 AU	1.773 AU	09h36m	+35°26'	133.0°	16.5°

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 KQ1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5302499
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6930531
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.97669
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 72.25901
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 250.00772
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 150.83797
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 141.70711
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.11889
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.20            
        

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
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   09 36 08.6   +35 26 01     1.773    2.558  133.0   16.5   130   28.3 
2026-03-19 16:44 UT   09 35 25.5   +35 25 08     1.779    2.557  132.3   16.7   129   28.3 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   09 35 07.1   +35 24 43     1.781    2.557  132.0   16.8   129   28.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   09 34 07.7   +35 23 08     1.790    2.556  131.0   17.1   128   28.3 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   09 33 10.5   +35 21 17     1.798    2.554  129.9   17.4   127   28.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   09 32 15.5   +35 19 11     1.806    2.553  128.9   17.7   126   28.3 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   09 31 22.7   +35 16 50     1.815    2.552  127.9   18.0   126   28.4 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   09 30 32.2   +35 14 14     1.824    2.550  126.9   18.2   125   28.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   09 29 43.9   +35 11 24     1.833    2.549  125.9   18.5   124   28.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   09 28 57.8   +35 08 20     1.842    2.547  124.8   18.7   123   28.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   09 28 14.0   +35 05 03     1.851    2.546  123.8   19.0   123   28.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   09 27 32.5   +35 01 33     1.861    2.545  122.8   19.2   122   28.5 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   09 26 53.2   +34 57 51     1.870    2.543  121.9   19.5   122   28.5 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   09 26 16.2   +34 53 57     1.880    2.542  120.9   19.7   121   28.5 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   09 25 41.5   +34 49 51     1.890    2.540  119.9   19.9   120   28.5 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   09 25 09.0   +34 45 34     1.900    2.538  118.9   20.2   120   28.5 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   09 24 38.7   +34 41 06     1.910    2.537  117.9   20.4   119   28.5 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   09 24 10.7   +34 36 28     1.920    2.535  117.0   20.6   119   28.6 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   09 23 44.8   +34 31 39     1.930    2.534  116.0   20.8   118   28.6 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   09 23 21.2   +34 26 41     1.941    2.532  115.0   21.0   118   28.6 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   09 22 59.8   +34 21 34     1.951    2.530  114.1   21.2   117   28.6 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   09 22 40.5   +34 16 17     1.961    2.529  113.1   21.3   117   28.6 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   09 22 23.4   +34 10 52     1.972    2.527  112.2   21.5   116   28.6 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   09 22 08.4   +34 05 18     1.983    2.525  111.3   21.7   116   28.7 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   09 21 55.5   +33 59 36     1.993    2.523  110.4   21.9   116   28.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   09 21 44.7   +33 53 46     2.004    2.521  109.4   22.0   115   28.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   09 21 36.0   +33 47 48     2.015    2.520  108.5   22.2   115   28.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   09 21 29.4   +33 41 43     2.026    2.518  107.6   22.3   114   28.7 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   09 21 24.7   +33 35 31     2.037    2.516  106.7   22.5   114   28.7 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   09 21 22.1   +33 29 11     2.048    2.514  105.8   22.6   114   28.7 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   09 21 21.5   +33 22 46     2.059    2.512  104.9   22.7   113   28.8 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   09 21 22.8   +33 16 13     2.070    2.510  104.0   22.8   113   28.8 

    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.