2023 KS2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Nov 2025	32.6	3.831 AU	3.519 AU	08h35m	+22°00'	100.8°	14.7°

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)                : 0.6039849
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4713508
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.62268
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 70.82365
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 207.91578
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 221.70916
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 98.66227
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.16238
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.89            
        

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
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   08 35 25.0   +22 00 25     3.519    3.831  100.8   14.7   284   32.6 
2025-11-09 04:33 UT   08 35 27.1   +22 00 32     3.516    3.831  101.0   14.7   284   32.5 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   08 35 35.5   +22 01 03     3.502    3.829  101.8   14.7   284   32.5 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   08 35 44.9   +22 01 44     3.485    3.827  102.8   14.6   284   32.5 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   08 35 53.2   +22 02 31     3.468    3.826  103.7   14.6   284   32.5 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   08 36 00.4   +22 03 21     3.451    3.824  104.7   14.5   284   32.5 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   08 36 06.5   +22 04 16     3.434    3.822  105.7   14.4   284   32.5 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   08 36 11.3   +22 05 16     3.417    3.820  106.7   14.4   284   32.5 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   08 36 15.1   +22 06 21     3.400    3.818  107.7   14.3   283   32.5 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   08 36 17.6   +22 07 30     3.383    3.816  108.7   14.2   283   32.4 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   08 36 19.0   +22 08 44     3.366    3.815  109.7   14.1   283   32.4 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   08 36 19.1   +22 10 03     3.349    3.813  110.7   14.0   283   32.4 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   08 36 18.1   +22 11 26     3.333    3.811  111.7   13.9   283   32.4 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   08 36 15.8   +22 12 54     3.316    3.809  112.8   13.8   283   32.4 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   08 36 12.3   +22 14 27     3.300    3.807  113.8   13.7   283   32.4 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   08 36 07.5   +22 16 05     3.284    3.805  114.8   13.6   283   32.3 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   08 36 01.5   +22 17 47     3.267    3.803  115.8   13.5   283   32.3 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   08 35 54.3   +22 19 35     3.251    3.801  116.9   13.4   283   32.3 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   08 35 45.7   +22 21 27     3.235    3.799  117.9   13.3   283   32.3 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   08 35 35.9   +22 23 24     3.220    3.797  119.0   13.1   282   32.3 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   08 35 24.8   +22 25 25     3.204    3.795  120.0   13.0   282   32.3 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   08 35 12.5   +22 27 31     3.188    3.793  121.1   12.9   282   32.3 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   08 34 58.8   +22 29 42     3.173    3.791  122.2   12.7   282   32.2 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   08 34 43.8   +22 31 58     3.158    3.789  123.3   12.6   282   32.2 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   08 34 27.5   +22 34 18     3.143    3.787  124.3   12.4   282   32.2 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   08 34 09.9   +22 36 43     3.128    3.785  125.4   12.3   282   32.2 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   08 33 51.0   +22 39 12     3.113    3.783  126.5   12.1   282   32.2 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   08 33 30.8   +22 41 46     3.098    3.781  127.6   11.9   281   32.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   08 33 09.3   +22 44 24     3.084    3.779  128.7   11.7   281   32.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   08 32 46.4   +22 47 06     3.070    3.777  129.8   11.6   281   32.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   08 32 22.2   +22 49 52     3.055    3.775  130.9   11.4   281   32.1 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   08 31 56.7   +22 52 43     3.042    3.773  132.0   11.2   281   32.1 

    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.