2020 KV2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Aug 2026	30.2	2.170 AU	1.907 AU	03h24m	+20°54'	90.7°	27.8°

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 KV2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4834212
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9913556
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.69012
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 222.91359
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 35.34227
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 338.75039
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 258.07135
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.86410
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.81            
        

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
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   03 24 21.5   +20 54 35     1.907    2.170   90.7   27.8   255   30.2 
2026-08-18 12:36 UT   03 24 44.3   +20 55 22     1.903    2.172   91.1   27.8   256   30.2 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   03 25 04.6   +20 56 02     1.899    2.175   91.5   27.7   256   30.2 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   03 25 46.1   +20 57 21     1.891    2.180   92.3   27.6   256   30.2 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   03 26 26.0   +20 58 34     1.883    2.185   93.1   27.5   256   30.2 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   03 27 04.2   +20 59 39     1.876    2.191   93.9   27.4   256   30.2 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   03 27 40.8   +21 00 37     1.868    2.196   94.7   27.3   256   30.2 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   03 28 15.8   +21 01 28     1.860    2.201   95.5   27.2   256   30.2 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   03 28 49.0   +21 02 12     1.852    2.206   96.4   27.1   256   30.2 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   03 29 20.6   +21 02 49     1.844    2.211   97.2   27.0   256   30.2 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   03 29 50.3   +21 03 18     1.836    2.217   98.1   26.8   256   30.2 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   03 30 18.4   +21 03 41     1.828    2.222   98.9   26.7   256   30.1 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   03 30 44.7   +21 03 56     1.820    2.227   99.8   26.5   256   30.1 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   03 31 09.1   +21 04 03     1.812    2.232  100.7   26.4   256   30.1 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   03 31 31.8   +21 04 04     1.804    2.237  101.5   26.2   256   30.1 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   03 31 52.6   +21 03 56     1.797    2.242  102.4   26.1   256   30.1 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   03 32 11.5   +21 03 42     1.789    2.247  103.3   25.9   256   30.1 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   03 32 28.6   +21 03 19     1.781    2.252  104.2   25.7   256   30.1 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   03 32 43.7   +21 02 49     1.773    2.257  105.1   25.6   256   30.1 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   03 32 56.9   +21 02 12     1.765    2.262  106.1   25.4   256   30.1 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   03 33 08.1   +21 01 26     1.757    2.267  107.0   25.2   256   30.1 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   03 33 17.3   +21 00 33     1.749    2.272  107.9   25.0   256   30.0 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   03 33 24.6   +20 59 31     1.742    2.277  108.9   24.8   256   30.0 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   03 33 29.8   +20 58 22     1.734    2.282  109.8   24.5   256   30.0 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   03 33 33.0   +20 57 04     1.726    2.287  110.8   24.3   256   30.0 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   03 33 34.1   +20 55 38     1.719    2.292  111.8   24.1   256   30.0 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   03 33 33.2   +20 54 04     1.711    2.297  112.8   23.8   256   30.0 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   03 33 30.1   +20 52 22     1.704    2.301  113.8   23.6   256   30.0 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   03 33 25.0   +20 50 31     1.696    2.306  114.8   23.3   256   30.0 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   03 33 17.8   +20 48 32     1.689    2.311  115.8   23.1   255   30.0 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   03 33 08.4   +20 46 25     1.682    2.316  116.8   22.8   255   29.9 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   03 32 57.0   +20 44 08     1.675    2.321  117.8   22.5   255   29.9 

    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.