2023 KX
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Oct 2025	31.3	3.125 AU	3.145 AU	08h56m	+35°47'	79.7°	18.3°

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)                : 0.5447546
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2650601
            i (Inclination)                 : 24.72901
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 62.75125
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 201.25700
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 199.88196
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 82.21185
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.72344
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.41            
        

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
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   08 56 03.6   +35 47 07     3.145    3.125   79.7   18.3   290   31.3 
2025-10-19 19:25 UT   08 56 55.2   +35 49 60     3.131    3.123   80.4   18.3   290   31.3 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   08 57 07.3   +35 50 41     3.128    3.122   80.5   18.3   290   31.3 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   08 58 10.4   +35 54 22     3.111    3.119   81.3   18.4   290   31.3 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   08 59 12.8   +35 58 10     3.094    3.116   82.0   18.4   290   31.2 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   09 00 14.5   +36 02 05     3.076    3.112   82.8   18.5   290   31.2 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   09 01 15.5   +36 06 08     3.059    3.109   83.6   18.5   289   31.2 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   09 02 15.7   +36 10 17     3.042    3.106   84.4   18.6   289   31.2 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   09 03 15.2   +36 14 35     3.024    3.102   85.1   18.6   289   31.2 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   09 04 14.0   +36 18 59     3.007    3.099   85.9   18.7   289   31.2 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   09 05 12.0   +36 23 32     2.990    3.096   86.7   18.7   289   31.2 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   09 06 09.2   +36 28 13     2.972    3.092   87.5   18.7   289   31.1 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   09 07 05.6   +36 33 01     2.955    3.089   88.3   18.7   288   31.1 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   09 08 01.2   +36 37 58     2.938    3.086   89.1   18.8   288   31.1 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   09 08 56.0   +36 43 03     2.920    3.082   89.9   18.8   288   31.1 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   09 09 49.9   +36 48 17     2.903    3.079   90.7   18.8   288   31.1 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   09 10 42.9   +36 53 39     2.885    3.075   91.5   18.8   288   31.1 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   09 11 35.1   +36 59 10     2.868    3.072   92.3   18.8   287   31.1 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   09 12 26.3   +37 04 49     2.851    3.068   93.1   18.8   287   31.0 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   09 13 16.7   +37 10 38     2.834    3.065   93.9   18.8   287   31.0 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   09 14 06.1   +37 16 36     2.816    3.061   94.7   18.8   287   31.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   09 14 54.5   +37 22 43     2.799    3.058   95.5   18.8   287   31.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   09 15 41.9   +37 28 59     2.782    3.054   96.3   18.8   286   31.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   09 16 28.3   +37 35 25     2.765    3.051   97.2   18.8   286   31.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   09 17 13.7   +37 42 01     2.747    3.047   98.0   18.8   286   30.9 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   09 17 58.1   +37 48 47     2.730    3.043   98.8   18.7   285   30.9 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   09 18 41.3   +37 55 43     2.713    3.040   99.6   18.7   285   30.9 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   09 19 23.5   +38 02 48     2.696    3.036  100.5   18.7   285   30.9 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   09 20 04.5   +38 10 04     2.679    3.033  101.3   18.7   285   30.9 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   09 20 44.3   +38 17 31     2.662    3.029  102.2   18.6   284   30.9 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   09 21 22.9   +38 25 07     2.645    3.025  103.0   18.6   284   30.8 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   09 22 00.3   +38 32 55     2.629    3.022  103.8   18.5   284   30.8 

    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.