2023 KS2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Oct 2026	31.3	2.461 AU	3.199 AU	11h12m	+08°54'	35.9°	13.7°

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)                : 0.6042905
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4672285
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.60659
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 70.60099
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 208.28146
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 272.29553
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 98.80517
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.18079
            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
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   11 12 22.8   +08 54 46     3.199    2.461   35.9   13.7   298   31.3 
2026-10-15 04:32 UT   11 12 41.1   +08 52 58     3.197    2.460   36.0   13.8   298   31.3 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   11 13 59.5   +08 45 13     3.185    2.455   36.4   14.0   298   31.3 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   11 15 36.3   +08 35 37     3.170    2.448   37.0   14.2   298   31.3 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   11 17 13.3   +08 26 00     3.155    2.441   37.5   14.4   298   31.3 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   11 18 50.5   +08 16 21     3.140    2.435   38.1   14.6   298   31.3 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   11 20 27.9   +08 06 40     3.125    2.428   38.6   14.8   298   31.3 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   11 22 05.4   +07 56 57     3.110    2.421   39.2   15.1   298   31.3 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   11 23 43.1   +07 47 13     3.094    2.414   39.8   15.3   297   31.3 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   11 25 21.1   +07 37 27     3.079    2.408   40.3   15.5   297   31.3 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   11 26 59.2   +07 27 39     3.063    2.401   40.9   15.7   297   31.3 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   11 28 37.5   +07 17 49     3.048    2.394   41.4   16.0   297   31.3 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   11 30 16.0   +07 07 58     3.032    2.387   42.0   16.2   297   31.3 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   11 31 54.7   +06 58 05     3.016    2.380   42.5   16.4   297   31.2 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   11 33 33.6   +06 48 10     3.000    2.374   43.1   16.6   297   31.2 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   11 35 12.7   +06 38 13     2.984    2.367   43.6   16.8   297   31.2 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   11 36 52.1   +06 28 15     2.968    2.360   44.2   17.1   297   31.2 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   11 38 31.6   +06 18 15     2.952    2.353   44.7   17.3   297   31.2 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   11 40 11.4   +06 08 14     2.936    2.346   45.3   17.5   297   31.2 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   11 41 51.4   +05 58 11     2.919    2.339   45.9   17.7   297   31.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   11 43 31.7   +05 48 06     2.903    2.332   46.4   17.9   297   31.2 

    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.