2023 KX
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Apr 2026	30.0	2.370 AU	2.068 AU	07h40m	+49°17'	94.7°	24.9°

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
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   07 40 40.6   +49 17 53     2.068    2.370   94.7   24.9   103   30.0 
2026-04-03 18:51 UT   07 41 01.5   +49 10 54     2.073    2.365   94.1   24.9   103   30.0 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   07 41 07.5   +49 08 60     2.074    2.364   94.0   25.0   103   30.0 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   07 41 36.8   +49 00 03     2.080    2.358   93.2   25.1   103   30.0 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   07 42 08.4   +48 51 03     2.086    2.352   92.4   25.2   102   30.0 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   07 42 42.2   +48 42 00     2.093    2.346   91.7   25.2   102   30.0 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   07 43 18.3   +48 32 54     2.099    2.340   90.9   25.3   102   30.0 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   07 43 56.5   +48 23 45     2.105    2.334   90.2   25.4   101   30.0 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   07 44 36.9   +48 14 33     2.111    2.328   89.4   25.5   101   30.0 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   07 45 19.5   +48 05 19     2.117    2.322   88.7   25.6   101   30.0 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   07 46 04.1   +47 56 01     2.123    2.316   88.0   25.6   100   30.0 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   07 46 50.7   +47 46 41     2.129    2.310   87.3   25.7   100   30.0 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   07 47 39.4   +47 37 18     2.135    2.303   86.5   25.8   100   30.0 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   07 48 30.0   +47 27 52     2.141    2.297   85.8   25.8   100   30.0 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   07 49 22.6   +47 18 23     2.147    2.291   85.1   25.9    99   30.0 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   07 50 17.0   +47 08 52     2.153    2.285   84.4   25.9    99   30.0 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   07 51 13.4   +46 59 18     2.159    2.279   83.7   26.0    99   30.0 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   07 52 11.5   +46 49 42     2.164    2.273   83.0   26.0    99   30.0 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   07 53 11.5   +46 40 03     2.170    2.266   82.3   26.1    98   30.0 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   07 54 13.2   +46 30 21     2.176    2.260   81.7   26.1    98   30.0 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   07 55 16.6   +46 20 36     2.181    2.254   81.0   26.1    98   30.0 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   07 56 21.7   +46 10 49     2.187    2.248   80.3   26.2    98   30.0 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   07 57 28.5   +46 00 59     2.192    2.241   79.6   26.2    98   30.0 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   07 58 36.8   +45 51 07     2.198    2.235   79.0   26.2    97   30.0 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   07 59 46.7   +45 41 12     2.203    2.229   78.3   26.2    97   30.0 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   08 00 58.2   +45 31 13     2.208    2.222   77.7   26.3    97   30.0 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   08 02 11.2   +45 21 12     2.214    2.216   77.0   26.3    97   30.0 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   08 03 25.6   +45 11 08     2.219    2.210   76.4   26.3    97   30.0 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   08 04 41.5   +45 01 02     2.224    2.203   75.7   26.3    96   30.0 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   08 05 58.8   +44 50 52     2.229    2.197   75.1   26.3    96   30.0 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   08 07 17.5   +44 40 38     2.234    2.191   74.5   26.3    96   30.0 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   08 08 37.5   +44 30 22     2.239    2.184   73.8   26.3    96   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.