2020 MK
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Jan 2026	27.5	2.703 AU	2.314 AU	13h36m	+01°13'	102.5°	20.8°

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 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
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   13 36 53.1   +01 13 33     2.314    2.703  102.5   20.8   289   27.5 
2026-01-25 05:18 UT   13 36 57.4   +01 14 09     2.311    2.703  102.7   20.8   289   27.5 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 37 11.9   +01 16 20     2.300    2.703  103.4   20.8   289   27.5 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 37 29.3   +01 19 18     2.285    2.703  104.4   20.7   289   27.5 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 37 45.3   +01 22 26     2.271    2.703  105.3   20.6   289   27.5 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 37 59.9   +01 25 45     2.256    2.703  106.3   20.5   288   27.4 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 38 13.1   +01 29 14     2.242    2.703  107.2   20.4   288   27.4 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 38 24.9   +01 32 53     2.228    2.703  108.2   20.3   288   27.4 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 38 35.1   +01 36 44     2.214    2.702  109.2   20.1   288   27.4 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 38 43.9   +01 40 45     2.200    2.702  110.1   20.0   287   27.4 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 38 51.2   +01 44 57     2.186    2.702  111.1   19.9   287   27.4 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 38 56.9   +01 49 19     2.172    2.702  112.1   19.8   287   27.3 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   13 39 01.1   +01 53 53     2.158    2.701  113.1   19.6   287   27.3 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   13 39 03.7   +01 58 37     2.144    2.701  114.1   19.5   286   27.3 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   13 39 04.7   +02 03 33     2.130    2.701  115.1   19.3   286   27.3 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   13 39 04.1   +02 08 39     2.117    2.700  116.1   19.1   286   27.3 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   13 39 01.8   +02 13 56     2.103    2.700  117.2   19.0   286   27.2 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   13 38 57.9   +02 19 25     2.090    2.700  118.2   18.8   285   27.2 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   13 38 52.3   +02 25 04     2.076    2.699  119.2   18.6   285   27.2 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   13 38 44.9   +02 30 54     2.063    2.699  120.2   18.4   285   27.2 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   13 38 35.9   +02 36 55     2.050    2.698  121.3   18.2   284   27.2 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   13 38 25.1   +02 43 07     2.037    2.698  122.3   18.0   284   27.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   13 38 12.6   +02 49 29     2.024    2.697  123.4   17.8   284   27.1 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   13 37 58.3   +02 56 03     2.012    2.697  124.5   17.6   283   27.1 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   13 37 42.2   +03 02 46     1.999    2.696  125.5   17.4   283   27.1 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   13 37 24.3   +03 09 41     1.987    2.695  126.6   17.1   282   27.0 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   13 37 04.6   +03 16 46     1.975    2.695  127.7   16.9   282   27.0 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   13 36 43.0   +03 24 00     1.963    2.694  128.7   16.6   282   27.0 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   13 36 19.7   +03 31 25     1.951    2.693  129.8   16.4   281   27.0 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   13 35 54.5   +03 39 00     1.939    2.693  130.9   16.1   281   27.0 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   13 35 27.5   +03 46 45     1.927    2.692  132.0   15.8   280   26.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   13 34 58.6   +03 54 39     1.916    2.691  133.1   15.6   280   26.9 

    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.