2020 KR1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Nov 2025	28.6	2.329 AU	1.680 AU	08h35m	+19°37'	119.5°	21.6°

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
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   08 35 09.2   +19 37 45     1.680    2.329  119.5   21.6   284   28.6 
2025-11-28 01:24 UT   08 35 09.0   +19 37 54     1.679    2.330  119.5   21.6   284   28.6 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   08 35 04.7   +19 40 20     1.668    2.330  120.5   21.4   284   28.6 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   08 34 58.1   +19 43 03     1.657    2.330  121.6   21.1   284   28.6 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   08 34 49.3   +19 45 57     1.646    2.330  122.6   20.9   284   28.5 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   08 34 38.3   +19 48 59     1.634    2.330  123.7   20.6   284   28.5 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   08 34 25.2   +19 52 11     1.623    2.331  124.8   20.3   284   28.5 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   08 34 09.8   +19 55 33     1.612    2.331  125.8   20.0   284   28.5 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   08 33 52.2   +19 59 03     1.602    2.331  126.9   19.7   283   28.5 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   08 33 32.4   +20 02 44     1.591    2.331  128.0   19.4   283   28.4 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   08 33 10.3   +20 06 33     1.580    2.331  129.2   19.1   283   28.4 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   08 32 45.9   +20 10 33     1.570    2.331  130.3   18.8   283   28.4 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   08 32 19.1   +20 14 41     1.560    2.331  131.4   18.5   283   28.4 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   08 31 50.1   +20 18 59     1.550    2.331  132.6   18.1   283   28.3 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   08 31 18.7   +20 23 26     1.540    2.331  133.7   17.8   283   28.3 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   08 30 45.0   +20 28 02     1.530    2.331  134.9   17.4   283   28.3 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   08 30 08.9   +20 32 48     1.520    2.331  136.0   17.0   282   28.3 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   08 29 30.4   +20 37 42     1.511    2.331  137.2   16.7   282   28.2 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   08 28 49.6   +20 42 45     1.502    2.331  138.4   16.3   282   28.2 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   08 28 06.4   +20 47 56     1.493    2.331  139.6   15.9   282   28.2 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   08 27 20.8   +20 53 16     1.484    2.331  140.8   15.5   282   28.1 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   08 26 32.9   +20 58 44     1.475    2.331  142.0   15.1   281   28.1 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   08 25 42.6   +21 04 20     1.467    2.331  143.3   14.6   281   28.1 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   08 24 50.1   +21 10 03     1.459    2.331  144.5   14.2   281   28.1 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   08 23 55.2   +21 15 53     1.451    2.331  145.7   13.7   281   28.0 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   08 22 58.0   +21 21 51     1.443    2.330  147.0   13.3   280   28.0 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   08 21 58.6   +21 27 55     1.435    2.330  148.3   12.8   280   28.0 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   08 20 57.0   +21 34 06     1.428    2.330  149.5   12.4   280   27.9 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   08 19 53.2   +21 40 22     1.421    2.330  150.8   11.9   279   27.9 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   08 18 47.2   +21 46 43     1.414    2.329  152.1   11.4   279   27.9 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   08 17 39.2   +21 53 10     1.408    2.329  153.4   10.9   279   27.9 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   08 16 29.1   +21 59 41     1.401    2.329  154.7   10.4   278   27.8 

    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.