2023 KS2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 May 2026	32.3	3.297 AU	3.635 AU	07h40m	+25°01'	62.7°	15.8°

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
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   07 40 23.6   +25 01 50     3.635    3.297   62.7   15.8    98   32.3 
2026-05-11 23:33 UT   07 41 15.0   +24 59 16     3.644    3.293   62.0   15.7    98   32.3 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   07 41 16.0   +24 59 13     3.645    3.293   62.0   15.7    98   32.3 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   07 42 09.2   +24 56 35     3.654    3.289   61.2   15.6    98   32.3 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   07 43 03.1   +24 53 54     3.663    3.285   60.5   15.5    98   32.3 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   07 43 57.7   +24 51 10     3.672    3.281   59.7   15.4    98   32.3 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   07 44 53.0   +24 48 24     3.681    3.276   59.0   15.3    98   32.3 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   07 45 49.0   +24 45 36     3.690    3.272   58.2   15.2    98   32.3 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   07 46 45.6   +24 42 46     3.699    3.268   57.5   15.1    98   32.3 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   07 47 42.9   +24 39 53     3.707    3.264   56.7   15.0    98   32.3 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   07 48 40.8   +24 36 58     3.716    3.259   56.0   14.9    98   32.3 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   07 49 39.4   +24 33 60     3.724    3.255   55.3   14.8    98   32.3 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   07 50 38.6   +24 30 59     3.732    3.251   54.5   14.7    98   32.3 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   07 51 38.4   +24 27 57     3.740    3.247   53.8   14.6    98   32.3 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   07 52 38.8   +24 24 52     3.748    3.242   53.1   14.5    98   32.3 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   07 53 39.7   +24 21 44     3.756    3.238   52.4   14.3    98   32.3 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   07 54 41.3   +24 18 34     3.763    3.234   51.6   14.2    98   32.3 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   07 55 43.4   +24 15 21     3.771    3.229   50.9   14.1    98   32.3 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   07 56 46.1   +24 12 06     3.778    3.225   50.2   14.0    98   32.3 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   07 57 49.3   +24 08 48     3.785    3.221   49.5   13.8    98   32.3 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   07 58 53.0   +24 05 28     3.792    3.216   48.8   13.7    98   32.3 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   07 59 57.3   +24 02 05     3.799    3.212   48.1   13.6    98   32.3 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   08 01 02.1   +23 58 39     3.806    3.207   47.4   13.5    98   32.3 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   08 02 07.4   +23 55 11     3.813    3.203   46.7   13.3    98   32.3 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   08 03 13.2   +23 51 41     3.819    3.198   46.0   13.2    99   32.3 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   08 04 19.5   +23 48 07     3.825    3.194   45.3   13.0    99   32.3 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   08 05 26.3   +23 44 31     3.831    3.190   44.6   12.9    99   32.3 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   08 06 33.6   +23 40 52     3.837    3.185   43.9   12.8    99   32.3 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   08 07 41.4   +23 37 11     3.843    3.181   43.2   12.6    99   32.3 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   08 08 49.6   +23 33 27     3.849    3.176   42.5   12.5    99   32.3 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   08 09 58.3   +23 29 40     3.855    3.171   41.8   12.3    99   32.3 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   08 11 07.5   +23 25 50     3.860    3.167   41.2   12.2    99   32.2 

    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.