2020 NK1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Oct 2026	23.6	2.093 AU	2.501 AU	15h24m	-48°16'	54.9°	23.0°

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)                : 0.6470878
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3929244
            i (Inclination)                 : 45.44816
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 311.06969
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 107.90293
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 171.07512
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 245.79454
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 42.69614
            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
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   15 24 00.9   -48 16 60     2.501    2.093   54.9   23.0   129   23.6 
2026-10-06 05:05 UT   15 24 33.4   -48 15 51     2.502    2.092   54.8   23.0   129   23.6 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   15 26 34.6   -48 11 33     2.506    2.089   54.4   22.9   129   23.6 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   15 29 08.5   -48 06 06     2.511    2.085   53.9   22.8   129   23.6 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   15 31 42.6   -48 00 38     2.516    2.081   53.4   22.7   129   23.6 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   15 34 16.9   -47 55 10     2.522    2.077   52.8   22.5   129   23.6 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   15 36 51.4   -47 49 41     2.526    2.073   52.3   22.4   129   23.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   15 39 26.0   -47 44 12     2.531    2.068   51.8   22.3   129   23.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   15 42 00.8   -47 38 41     2.536    2.064   51.3   22.2   129   23.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   15 44 35.8   -47 33 09     2.541    2.060   50.7   22.0   129   23.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   15 47 10.9   -47 27 36     2.545    2.056   50.2   21.9   129   23.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   15 49 46.2   -47 22 01     2.550    2.051   49.7   21.8   129   23.6 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   15 52 21.6   -47 16 24     2.554    2.047   49.2   21.6   129   23.6 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   15 54 57.2   -47 10 46     2.559    2.042   48.7   21.5   129   23.6 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   15 57 32.9   -47 05 05     2.563    2.038   48.1   21.4   129   23.6 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   16 00 08.8   -46 59 23     2.567    2.033   47.6   21.2   129   23.6 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   16 02 44.8   -46 53 38     2.571    2.029   47.1   21.1   129   23.6 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   16 05 20.9   -46 47 50     2.575    2.024   46.6   20.9   129   23.6 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   16 07 57.1   -46 42 00     2.578    2.020   46.1   20.8   129   23.6 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   16 10 33.5   -46 36 07     2.582    2.015   45.6   20.6   129   23.6 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   16 13 09.9   -46 30 12     2.586    2.010   45.0   20.5   129   23.5 

    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.