2020 NK1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Aug 2026	23.5	2.259 AU	2.080 AU	12h56m	-55°16'	86.6°	26.6°

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
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   12 56 09.3   -55 16 59     2.080    2.259   86.6   26.6   126   23.5 
2026-08-07 04:24 UT   12 56 35.3   -55 15 07     2.081    2.259   86.5   26.6   126   23.5 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   12 58 31.2   -55 06 52     2.087    2.257   86.1   26.6   126   23.5 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   13 00 53.3   -54 56 54     2.095    2.256   85.6   26.6   126   23.5 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   13 03 15.7   -54 47 06     2.102    2.254   85.0   26.6   126   23.5 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   13 05 38.3   -54 37 27     2.110    2.252   84.5   26.6   127   23.5 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   13 08 01.1   -54 27 56     2.118    2.250   84.0   26.6   127   23.5 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   13 10 24.1   -54 18 35     2.125    2.248   83.5   26.6   127   23.5 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   13 12 47.3   -54 09 22     2.133    2.247   83.0   26.6   127   23.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   13 15 10.8   -54 00 17     2.141    2.245   82.5   26.6   127   23.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   13 17 34.4   -53 51 22     2.148    2.243   81.9   26.6   127   23.6 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   13 19 58.3   -53 42 34     2.156    2.241   81.4   26.5   127   23.6 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   13 22 22.4   -53 33 54     2.164    2.239   80.9   26.5   128   23.6 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   13 24 46.6   -53 25 23     2.171    2.237   80.4   26.5   128   23.6 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   13 27 11.0   -53 16 59     2.179    2.235   79.8   26.5   128   23.6 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   13 29 35.7   -53 08 43     2.187    2.233   79.3   26.4   128   23.6 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   13 32 00.5   -53 00 34     2.194    2.230   78.8   26.4   128   23.6 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   13 34 25.5   -52 52 32     2.202    2.228   78.3   26.4   128   23.6 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   13 36 50.7   -52 44 38     2.210    2.226   77.7   26.3   128   23.6 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   13 39 16.1   -52 36 50     2.217    2.224   77.2   26.3   128   23.6 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   13 41 41.7   -52 29 09     2.225    2.221   76.7   26.3   128   23.6 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   13 44 07.4   -52 21 35     2.232    2.219   76.1   26.2   128   23.6 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   13 46 33.4   -52 14 07     2.240    2.217   75.6   26.2   128   23.6 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   13 48 59.5   -52 06 45     2.247    2.214   75.1   26.2   128   23.6 

    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.