2023 KX
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Mar 2026	29.8	2.540 AU	1.896 AU	07h48m	+52°58'	119.9°	19.8°

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 KX are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5448952
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2632678
            i (Inclination)                 : 24.68316
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 62.67038
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 201.40876
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 257.65293
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 82.27876
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.76789
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.40            
        

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
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   07 48 26.3   +52 58 21     1.896    2.540  119.9   19.8   123   29.8 
2026-03-04 11:57 UT   07 47 56.7   +52 55 53     1.898    2.537  119.5   19.9   122   29.8 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   07 47 27.6   +52 53 21     1.900    2.534  119.0   20.0   122   29.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   07 46 31.9   +52 48 07     1.905    2.529  118.1   20.2   121   29.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   07 45 39.2   +52 42 39     1.910    2.523  117.2   20.5   120   29.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   07 44 49.6   +52 36 58     1.915    2.518  116.4   20.7   119   29.8 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   07 44 03.0   +52 31 04     1.920    2.513  115.5   20.9   118   29.8 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   07 43 19.5   +52 24 59     1.925    2.507  114.6   21.1   117   29.8 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   07 42 39.1   +52 18 42     1.931    2.501  113.7   21.3   117   29.8 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   07 42 01.8   +52 12 14     1.936    2.496  112.9   21.5   116   29.8 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   07 41 27.5   +52 05 35     1.942    2.490  112.0   21.7   115   29.8 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   07 40 56.3   +51 58 46     1.947    2.485  111.1   21.9   114   29.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   07 40 28.1   +51 51 48     1.953    2.479  110.3   22.1   114   29.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   07 40 03.0   +51 44 41     1.958    2.474  109.4   22.3   113   29.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   07 39 40.9   +51 37 25     1.964    2.468  108.6   22.5   112   29.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   07 39 21.8   +51 30 01     1.970    2.462  107.7   22.6   112   29.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   07 39 05.7   +51 22 29     1.976    2.457  106.9   22.8   111   29.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   07 38 52.6   +51 14 50     1.982    2.451  106.0   23.0   110   29.9 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   07 38 42.4   +51 07 04     1.988    2.445  105.2   23.1   110   29.9 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   07 38 35.1   +50 59 11     1.994    2.440  104.3   23.3   109   29.9 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   07 38 30.7   +50 51 12     2.000    2.434  103.5   23.5   109   29.9 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   07 38 29.2   +50 43 07     2.006    2.428  102.7   23.6   108   29.9 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   07 38 30.4   +50 34 56     2.012    2.422  101.9   23.8   107   29.9 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   07 38 34.4   +50 26 41     2.018    2.417  101.1   23.9   107   29.9 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   07 38 41.1   +50 18 20     2.024    2.411  100.2   24.0   106   29.9 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   07 38 50.5   +50 09 54     2.031    2.405   99.4   24.2   106   29.9 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   07 39 02.5   +50 01 24     2.037    2.399   98.6   24.3   106   29.9 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   07 39 17.1   +49 52 50     2.043    2.393   97.9   24.4   105   30.0 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   07 39 34.2   +49 44 11     2.049    2.387   97.1   24.5   105   30.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   07 39 53.9   +49 35 29     2.055    2.382   96.3   24.6   104   30.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   07 40 16.0   +49 26 42     2.062    2.376   95.5   24.8   104   30.0 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   07 40 40.6   +49 17 53     2.068    2.370   94.7   24.9   103   30.0 

    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.