2023 KB2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jun 2026	31.1	2.310 AU	2.685 AU	02h14m	+17°16'	57.9°	21.9°

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 2023 KB2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4251996
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7701526
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.03875
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 238.32085
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 345.71525
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 27.68218
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 224.11215
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.48742
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.36            
        

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
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   02 14 42.5   +17 16 44     2.685    2.310   57.9   21.9   253   31.1 
2026-06-27 17:47 UT   02 15 43.2   +17 21 51     2.679    2.313   58.3   22.0   253   31.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   02 16 04.3   +17 23 38     2.677    2.313   58.5   22.0   253   31.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   02 17 25.6   +17 30 27     2.668    2.316   59.1   22.1   253   31.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   02 18 46.3   +17 37 11     2.660    2.319   59.7   22.2   253   31.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   02 20 06.5   +17 43 51     2.651    2.322   60.3   22.4   253   31.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   02 21 26.1   +17 50 26     2.643    2.325   60.9   22.5   253   31.1 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   02 22 45.2   +17 56 57     2.634    2.328   61.5   22.6   253   31.1 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   02 24 03.6   +18 03 23     2.625    2.330   62.2   22.7   253   31.1 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   02 25 21.5   +18 09 44     2.616    2.333   62.8   22.8   253   31.1 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   02 26 38.8   +18 16 01     2.607    2.336   63.4   22.9   253   31.1 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   02 27 55.5   +18 22 13     2.598    2.339   64.0   23.0   253   31.1 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   02 29 11.5   +18 28 21     2.588    2.341   64.7   23.1   253   31.1 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   02 30 26.9   +18 34 24     2.579    2.344   65.3   23.2   253   31.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   02 31 41.7   +18 40 22     2.570    2.347   65.9   23.3   253   31.1 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   02 32 55.7   +18 46 15     2.560    2.349   66.6   23.4   253   31.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   02 34 09.2   +18 52 04     2.551    2.352   67.2   23.5   253   31.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   02 35 21.9   +18 57 47     2.541    2.355   67.9   23.6   253   31.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   02 36 33.9   +19 03 26     2.531    2.357   68.5   23.7   253   31.1 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   02 37 45.2   +19 08 60     2.521    2.360   69.2   23.7   253   31.1 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   02 38 55.7   +19 14 29     2.511    2.362   69.9   23.8   253   31.1 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   02 40 05.6   +19 19 53     2.501    2.365   70.5   23.9   254   31.1 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   02 41 14.6   +19 25 13     2.491    2.367   71.2   24.0   254   31.1 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   02 42 22.9   +19 30 27     2.481    2.370   71.9   24.0   254   31.1 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   02 43 30.4   +19 35 36     2.470    2.372   72.5   24.1   254   31.1 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   02 44 37.1   +19 40 41     2.460    2.375   73.2   24.2   254   31.1 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   02 45 42.9   +19 45 40     2.450    2.377   73.9   24.2   254   31.1 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   02 46 48.0   +19 50 35     2.439    2.380   74.6   24.3   254   31.1 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   02 47 52.2   +19 55 24     2.428    2.382   75.3   24.4   254   31.0 

    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.