2020 MK
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Nov 2025	28.0	2.648 AU	3.199 AU	12h38m	+03°31'	48.4°	16.2°

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
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   12 38 53.6   +03 31 22     3.199    2.648   48.4   16.2   300   28.0 
2025-11-18 12:07 UT   12 39 29.9   +03 28 33     3.194    2.649   48.7   16.3   300   28.0 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   12 40 05.4   +03 25 48     3.189    2.649   49.1   16.4   299   28.0 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   12 41 16.9   +03 20 19     3.180    2.651   49.8   16.5   299   28.0 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   12 42 27.9   +03 14 54     3.170    2.653   50.5   16.7   299   28.0 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   12 43 38.6   +03 09 34     3.160    2.654   51.2   16.9   299   28.0 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   12 44 48.8   +03 04 18     3.150    2.656   51.9   17.0   299   28.0 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   12 45 58.6   +02 59 08     3.139    2.657   52.6   17.2   299   28.0 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   12 47 07.9   +02 54 02     3.129    2.659   53.3   17.3   299   28.0 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   12 48 16.9   +02 49 02     3.118    2.660   54.0   17.5   298   28.0 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   12 49 25.3   +02 44 06     3.108    2.662   54.7   17.6   298   28.0 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   12 50 33.3   +02 39 16     3.097    2.663   55.4   17.8   298   28.0 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   12 51 40.9   +02 34 31     3.086    2.665   56.1   17.9   298   28.0 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   12 52 47.9   +02 29 52     3.075    2.666   56.8   18.0   298   28.0 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   12 53 54.5   +02 25 17     3.063    2.667   57.5   18.2   298   28.0 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   12 55 00.6   +02 20 48     3.052    2.669   58.3   18.3   298   28.0 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   12 56 06.2   +02 16 25     3.041    2.670   59.0   18.4   298   28.0 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   12 57 11.3   +02 12 07     3.029    2.671   59.7   18.6   297   28.0 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   12 58 15.9   +02 07 55     3.017    2.673   60.5   18.7   297   28.0 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   12 59 20.0   +02 03 49     3.005    2.674   61.2   18.8   297   28.0 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   13 00 23.5   +01 59 48     2.993    2.675   61.9   19.0   297   28.0 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   13 01 26.5   +01 55 53     2.981    2.676   62.7   19.1   297   28.0 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   13 02 29.0   +01 52 04     2.969    2.677   63.4   19.2   297   28.0 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   13 03 30.9   +01 48 21     2.957    2.678   64.2   19.3   297   28.0 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   13 04 32.3   +01 44 45     2.944    2.679   64.9   19.4   296   28.0 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   13 05 33.0   +01 41 14     2.932    2.681   65.7   19.6   296   28.0 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   13 06 33.2   +01 37 50     2.919    2.682   66.4   19.7   296   28.0 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   13 07 32.7   +01 34 33     2.907    2.683   67.2   19.8   296   28.0 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   13 08 31.7   +01 31 22     2.894    2.684   67.9   19.9   296   27.9 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   13 09 30.0   +01 28 17     2.881    2.685   68.7   20.0   296   27.9 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   13 10 27.6   +01 25 20     2.868    2.686   69.5   20.1   296   27.9 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   13 11 24.6   +01 22 29     2.855    2.686   70.2   20.2   295   27.9 

    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.