2020 NK1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Feb 2026	23.2	2.021 AU	1.923 AU	16h17m	-70°38'	81.0°	28.9°

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 NK1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6471526
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3929074
            i (Inclination)                 : 45.44817
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 311.07114
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 107.90177
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 51.15996
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 245.79449
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 42.69650
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.64            
        

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
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   16 17 43.7   -70 38 47     1.923    2.021   81.0   28.9   275   23.2 
2026-02-23 21:50 UT   16 19 25.5   -70 57 14     1.920    2.025   81.5   28.9   275   23.2 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   16 19 35.5   -70 59 04     1.919    2.025   81.5   28.9   275   23.2 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   16 21 25.8   -71 19 18     1.916    2.030   82.0   28.9   275   23.2 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   16 23 14.4   -71 39 30     1.912    2.034   82.5   28.8   276   23.2 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   16 25 01.2   -71 59 40     1.908    2.039   82.9   28.8   276   23.2 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   16 26 46.1   -72 19 49     1.905    2.043   83.4   28.8   276   23.2 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   16 28 29.0   -72 39 55     1.901    2.048   83.9   28.8   277   23.2 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   16 30 09.7   -72 59 59     1.897    2.052   84.4   28.7   277   23.2 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   16 31 48.1   -73 20 02     1.893    2.057   84.8   28.7   277   23.2 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   16 33 24.0   -73 40 03     1.890    2.061   85.3   28.7   278   23.2 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   16 34 57.3   -74 00 02     1.886    2.065   85.8   28.6   278   23.2 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   16 36 27.7   -74 19 60     1.882    2.069   86.2   28.6   278   23.2 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   16 37 55.0   -74 39 56     1.878    2.073   86.7   28.5   279   23.2 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   16 39 19.0   -74 59 50     1.874    2.078   87.2   28.5   279   23.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   16 40 39.5   -75 19 43     1.871    2.082   87.7   28.5   280   23.2 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   16 41 56.1   -75 39 34     1.867    2.086   88.1   28.4   280   23.2 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   16 43 08.5   -75 59 23     1.863    2.090   88.6   28.4   281   23.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   16 44 16.5   -76 19 11     1.859    2.094   89.1   28.3   281   23.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   16 45 19.6   -76 38 57     1.855    2.098   89.5   28.3   282   23.2 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   16 46 17.4   -76 58 40     1.851    2.102   90.0   28.2   282   23.1 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   16 47 09.6   -77 18 22     1.848    2.105   90.5   28.2   283   23.1 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   16 47 55.6   -77 38 01     1.844    2.109   90.9   28.1   284   23.1 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   16 48 34.8   -77 57 38     1.840    2.113   91.4   28.1   284   23.1 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   16 49 06.8   -78 17 13     1.836    2.117   91.9   28.0   285   23.1 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   16 49 30.8   -78 36 44     1.832    2.120   92.3   28.0   286   23.1 

    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.