2020 MK
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Mar 2026	26.6	2.677 AU	1.771 AU	13h24m	+06°09'	149.9°	10.7°

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 MK are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6106582
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6783810
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.18055
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 102.33273
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 258.53782
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 151.06292
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 180.72583
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.99592
            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
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   13 24 07.5   +06 09 01     1.771    2.677  149.9   10.7   267   26.6 
2026-03-11 11:47 UT   13 23 39.5   +06 13 49     1.767    2.676  150.4   10.6   267   26.5 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   13 23 10.1   +06 18 47     1.763    2.676  151.0   10.4   266   26.5 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   13 22 11.0   +06 28 37     1.756    2.675  152.1   10.0   264   26.5 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   13 21 10.4   +06 38 29     1.749    2.673  153.1    9.7   263   26.5 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   13 20 08.2   +06 48 24     1.742    2.672  154.2    9.3   261   26.5 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   13 19 04.4   +06 58 21     1.735    2.671  155.3    9.0   259   26.4 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   13 17 59.2   +07 08 20     1.729    2.670  156.3    8.6   258   26.4 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   13 16 52.6   +07 18 19     1.722    2.668  157.3    8.3   255   26.4 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   13 15 44.6   +07 28 19     1.717    2.667  158.3    7.9   253   26.4 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   13 14 35.3   +07 38 18     1.711    2.666  159.2    7.6   250   26.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   13 13 24.7   +07 48 16     1.706    2.664  160.1    7.3   248   26.3 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   13 12 12.9   +07 58 12     1.701    2.663  161.0    7.0   245   26.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   13 10 60.0   +08 08 06     1.696    2.661  161.8    6.7   241   26.3 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   13 09 46.0   +08 17 58     1.692    2.660  162.5    6.5   238   26.3 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   13 08 31.0   +08 27 45     1.688    2.658  163.2    6.2   234   26.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   13 07 15.0   +08 37 28     1.684    2.657  163.8    6.0   230   26.2 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   13 05 58.2   +08 47 07     1.681    2.655  164.3    5.8   225   26.2 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   13 04 40.6   +08 56 40     1.678    2.654  164.8    5.7   220   26.2 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   13 03 22.3   +09 06 07     1.675    2.652  165.1    5.6   215   26.2 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   13 02 03.3   +09 15 27     1.673    2.651  165.3    5.5   210   26.2 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   13 00 43.8   +09 24 40     1.671    2.649  165.4    5.5   205   26.2 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   12 59 23.7   +09 33 46     1.669    2.647  165.3    5.5   199   26.2 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   12 58 03.2   +09 42 43     1.667    2.646  165.2    5.6   194   26.2 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   12 56 42.4   +09 51 31     1.666    2.644  164.9    5.7   189   26.2 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   12 55 21.3   +10 00 10     1.665    2.642  164.5    5.8   184   26.2 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   12 54 00.0   +10 08 39     1.664    2.640  164.0    6.0   179   26.2 

    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.