2023 KZ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Sep 2026	27.0	1.164 AU	0.467 AU	04h48m	-46°44'	97.4°	59.1°

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 KZ1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2536668
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3134226
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.50076
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 61.84210
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 213.85916
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 350.09678
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 93.44554
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.83659
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.51            
        

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
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   04 48 23.7   -46 44 00     0.467    1.164   97.4   59.1   270   27.0 
2026-09-09 04:27 UT   04 48 04.8   -46 44 05     0.467    1.165   97.6   59.0   270   27.0 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   04 46 39.6   -46 44 20     0.466    1.168   98.1   58.6   271   27.0 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   04 44 50.5   -46 44 33     0.465    1.172   98.7   58.2   272   27.0 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   04 42 56.5   -46 44 37     0.464    1.175   99.4   57.7   274   27.0 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   04 40 57.3   -46 44 30     0.463    1.179  100.1   57.2   275   27.0 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   04 38 52.8   -46 44 11     0.463    1.183  100.8   56.7   276   27.0 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   04 36 43.1   -46 43 38     0.462    1.187  101.5   56.1   278   27.0 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   04 34 28.0   -46 42 47     0.460    1.191  102.2   55.6   279   27.0 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   04 32 07.4   -46 41 37     0.459    1.195  102.9   55.1   280   26.9 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   04 29 41.3   -46 40 06     0.458    1.199  103.6   54.6   282   26.9 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   04 27 09.6   -46 38 11     0.457    1.203  104.4   54.0   283   26.9 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   04 24 32.3   -46 35 49     0.456    1.207  105.1   53.5   285   26.9 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   04 21 49.4   -46 32 59     0.455    1.211  105.9   52.9   286   26.9 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   04 19 00.9   -46 29 37     0.454    1.214  106.7   52.4   288   26.9 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   04 16 06.9   -46 25 41     0.453    1.218  107.5   51.8   289   26.9 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   04 13 07.3   -46 21 07     0.451    1.222  108.3   51.2   291   26.8 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   04 10 02.2   -46 15 54     0.450    1.226  109.1   50.6   292   26.8 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   04 06 51.7   -46 09 58     0.449    1.230  109.9   50.0   294   26.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   04 03 35.9   -46 03 17     0.448    1.234  110.7   49.4   295   26.8 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   04 00 15.0   -45 55 47     0.447    1.238  111.5   48.8   297   26.8 

    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.