2023 KS2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Feb 2026	31.6	3.613 AU	2.723 AU	07h35m	+26°15'	150.3°	7.8°

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 2023 KS2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6038906
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4708019
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.62246
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 70.82489
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 207.91355
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 221.78630
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 98.66129
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.16212
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.88            
        

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
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   07 35 59.4   +26 15 36     2.723    3.613  150.3    7.8   107   31.6 
2026-02-10 23:44 UT   07 35 06.0   +26 17 15     2.727    3.610  149.1    8.1   107   31.6 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   07 35 05.4   +26 17 16     2.727    3.610  149.1    8.1   107   31.6 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   07 34 12.4   +26 18 51     2.733    3.607  147.9    8.4   107   31.6 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   07 33 20.4   +26 20 21     2.738    3.604  146.7    8.7   106   31.6 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   07 32 29.5   +26 21 47     2.744    3.601  145.5    8.9   106   31.7 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   07 31 39.7   +26 23 07     2.750    3.598  144.3    9.2   105   31.7 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   07 30 51.0   +26 24 22     2.756    3.595  143.1    9.5   105   31.7 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   07 30 03.5   +26 25 33     2.762    3.592  141.9    9.8   105   31.7 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   07 29 17.2   +26 26 39     2.769    3.589  140.8   10.0   104   31.7 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   07 28 32.1   +26 27 40     2.776    3.586  139.6   10.3   104   31.7 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   07 27 48.2   +26 28 37     2.783    3.583  138.4   10.6   104   31.7 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   07 27 05.6   +26 29 29     2.790    3.580  137.3   10.8   103   31.8 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   07 26 24.4   +26 30 17     2.798    3.577  136.1   11.1   103   31.8 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   07 25 44.4   +26 30 60     2.805    3.574  135.0   11.3   103   31.8 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   07 25 05.8   +26 31 39     2.813    3.571  133.8   11.5   103   31.8 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   07 24 28.6   +26 32 13     2.822    3.568  132.7   11.8   102   31.8 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   07 23 52.7   +26 32 43     2.830    3.564  131.5   12.0   102   31.8 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   07 23 18.2   +26 33 10     2.839    3.561  130.4   12.2   102   31.8 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   07 22 45.1   +26 33 32     2.847    3.558  129.3   12.4   102   31.8 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   07 22 13.4   +26 33 50     2.856    3.555  128.2   12.7   102   31.9 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   07 21 43.1   +26 34 04     2.865    3.552  127.1   12.9   101   31.9 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   07 21 14.2   +26 34 15     2.875    3.549  126.0   13.1   101   31.9 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   07 20 46.8   +26 34 22     2.884    3.546  124.9   13.3   101   31.9 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   07 20 20.8   +26 34 25     2.894    3.542  123.8   13.5   101   31.9 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   07 19 56.2   +26 34 25     2.904    3.539  122.7   13.6   101   31.9 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   07 19 33.1   +26 34 21     2.913    3.536  121.6   13.8   100   31.9 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   07 19 11.4   +26 34 14     2.924    3.533  120.5   14.0   100   31.9 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   07 18 51.2   +26 34 03     2.934    3.529  119.5   14.2   100   32.0 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   07 18 32.4   +26 33 50     2.944    3.526  118.4   14.3   100   32.0 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   07 18 15.1   +26 33 33     2.954    3.523  117.3   14.5   100   32.0 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   07 17 59.2   +26 33 13     2.965    3.520  116.3   14.7   100   32.0 

    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.