2020 KR1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Oct 2025	29.1	2.311 AU	2.052 AU	08h23m	+19°23'	92.0°	25.4°

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 KR1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3892184
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6782558
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.84512
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 97.99722
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 189.52570
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 170.62883
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 107.47429
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.96568
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.17            
        

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
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   08 23 02.8   +19 23 08     2.052    2.311   92.0   25.4   283   29.1 
2025-10-29 13:07 UT   08 23 28.7   +19 22 32     2.045    2.312   92.5   25.4   283   29.1 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   08 23 49.9   +19 22 03     2.040    2.312   92.8   25.4   284   29.1 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   08 24 35.7   +19 21 02     2.027    2.313   93.6   25.4   284   29.1 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   08 25 20.1   +19 20 07     2.014    2.314   94.5   25.3   284   29.1 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   08 26 03.2   +19 19 17     2.002    2.315   95.3   25.3   284   29.1 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   08 26 44.8   +19 18 32     1.989    2.316   96.1   25.2   284   29.1 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   08 27 24.9   +19 17 53     1.976    2.316   97.0   25.2   284   29.1 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   08 28 03.7   +19 17 20     1.963    2.317   97.8   25.1   284   29.0 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   08 28 40.9   +19 16 53     1.951    2.318   98.7   25.0   284   29.0 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   08 29 16.7   +19 16 32     1.938    2.319   99.6   24.9   284   29.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   08 29 50.9   +19 16 17     1.925    2.319  100.4   24.8   284   29.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   08 30 23.5   +19 16 08     1.913    2.320  101.3   24.8   284   29.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   08 30 54.6   +19 16 07     1.900    2.321  102.2   24.7   284   29.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   08 31 24.1   +19 16 12     1.887    2.321  103.1   24.5   284   28.9 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   08 31 51.9   +19 16 24     1.875    2.322  104.0   24.4   284   28.9 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   08 32 18.0   +19 16 44     1.862    2.323  104.9   24.3   284   28.9 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   08 32 42.4   +19 17 10     1.850    2.323  105.8   24.2   284   28.9 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   08 33 05.1   +19 17 45     1.837    2.324  106.7   24.1   284   28.9 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   08 33 26.0   +19 18 27     1.825    2.324  107.7   23.9   284   28.9 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   08 33 45.1   +19 19 17     1.812    2.325  108.6   23.8   284   28.8 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   08 34 02.4   +19 20 14     1.800    2.326  109.6   23.6   284   28.8 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   08 34 17.9   +19 21 21     1.788    2.326  110.5   23.5   284   28.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   08 34 31.5   +19 22 35     1.775    2.326  111.5   23.3   284   28.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   08 34 43.1   +19 23 58     1.763    2.327  112.4   23.1   284   28.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   08 34 52.9   +19 25 29     1.751    2.327  113.4   22.9   284   28.7 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   08 35 00.7   +19 27 10     1.739    2.328  114.4   22.7   284   28.7 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   08 35 06.4   +19 28 59     1.727    2.328  115.4   22.5   284   28.7 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   08 35 10.2   +19 30 57     1.715    2.329  116.4   22.3   284   28.7 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   08 35 12.0   +19 33 04     1.703    2.329  117.4   22.1   284   28.7 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   08 35 11.6   +19 35 20     1.691    2.329  118.4   21.9   284   28.6 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   08 35 09.2   +19 37 45     1.680    2.329  119.5   21.6   284   28.6 

    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.