2023 KT1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Aug 2026	28.6	1.548 AU	1.008 AU	02h38m	+14°48'	100.0°	40.1°

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 KT1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5018501
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0172495
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.02465
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 159.35684
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 109.46131
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 305.06971
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 88.82103
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.96610
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.87            
        

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
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   02 38 13.1   +14 48 13     1.008    1.548  100.0   40.1   252   28.6 
2026-08-15 06:49 UT   02 38 24.0   +14 48 46     1.007    1.550  100.3   40.0   252   28.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   02 38 50.5   +14 50 03     1.005    1.555  100.8   39.8   252   28.6 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   02 39 25.2   +14 51 40     1.002    1.562  101.7   39.4   252   28.6 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   02 39 57.3   +14 53 04     1.000    1.569  102.5   39.0   252   28.6 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   02 40 26.8   +14 54 16     0.997    1.576  103.3   38.7   252   28.6 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   02 40 53.6   +14 55 15     0.995    1.583  104.2   38.3   252   28.5 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   02 41 17.8   +14 56 01     0.992    1.590  105.1   37.9   253   28.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   02 41 39.3   +14 56 34     0.989    1.597  105.9   37.5   253   28.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   02 41 58.0   +14 56 54     0.986    1.604  106.8   37.1   253   28.5 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   02 42 14.0   +14 57 02     0.984    1.611  107.7   36.7   253   28.5 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   02 42 27.2   +14 56 57     0.981    1.618  108.6   36.3   253   28.5 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   02 42 37.6   +14 56 38     0.978    1.625  109.6   35.9   253   28.5 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   02 42 45.2   +14 56 07     0.976    1.632  110.5   35.4   253   28.5 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   02 42 50.0   +14 55 22     0.973    1.639  111.5   35.0   253   28.5 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   02 42 51.9   +14 54 25     0.970    1.646  112.4   34.6   253   28.5 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   02 42 51.0   +14 53 14     0.968    1.653  113.4   34.1   253   28.5 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   02 42 47.2   +14 51 50     0.965    1.660  114.4   33.6   253   28.5 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   02 42 40.4   +14 50 12     0.962    1.667  115.4   33.2   253   28.4 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   02 42 30.8   +14 48 21     0.960    1.674  116.4   32.7   253   28.4 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   02 42 18.2   +14 46 17     0.957    1.681  117.4   32.2   253   28.4 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   02 42 02.7   +14 43 58     0.955    1.687  118.5   31.7   253   28.4 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   02 41 44.3   +14 41 27     0.952    1.694  119.5   31.2   253   28.4 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   02 41 22.8   +14 38 41     0.950    1.701  120.6   30.7   253   28.4 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   02 40 58.5   +14 35 42     0.948    1.708  121.7   30.2   253   28.4 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   02 40 31.1   +14 32 28     0.946    1.715  122.7   29.6   253   28.4 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   02 40 00.8   +14 29 02     0.943    1.722  123.9   29.1   253   28.4 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   02 39 27.6   +14 25 21     0.941    1.728  125.0   28.5   253   28.3 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   02 38 51.5   +14 21 27     0.939    1.735  126.1   28.0   253   28.3 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   02 38 12.4   +14 17 19     0.937    1.742  127.2   27.4   253   28.3 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   02 37 30.5   +14 12 57     0.936    1.749  128.4   26.8   253   28.3 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   02 36 45.8   +14 08 22     0.934    1.755  129.6   26.2   253   28.3 

    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.