2023 KZ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Oct 2026	31.6	2.552 AU	3.254 AU	10h43m	+12°13'	38.7°	14.2°

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 KZ2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5904703
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4891644
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.98796
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 64.53073
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 207.24916
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 270.46298
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 91.69150
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.28151
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.93            
        

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
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   10 43 34.6   +12 13 19     3.254    2.552   38.7   14.2   297   31.6 
2026-10-10 22:05 UT   10 45 00.8   +12 05 22     3.240    2.547   39.3   14.4   297   31.6 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   10 45 08.3   +12 04 41     3.239    2.546   39.3   14.4   297   31.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   10 46 42.1   +11 56 01     3.224    2.540   39.9   14.6   297   31.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   10 48 16.0   +11 47 20     3.209    2.534   40.5   14.8   297   31.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   10 49 50.0   +11 38 38     3.193    2.527   41.1   15.0   297   31.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   10 51 24.0   +11 29 53     3.178    2.521   41.6   15.2   297   31.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   10 52 58.2   +11 21 08     3.162    2.515   42.2   15.4   297   31.6 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   10 54 32.4   +11 12 20     3.147    2.508   42.8   15.7   297   31.6 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   10 56 06.7   +11 03 32     3.131    2.502   43.4   15.9   297   31.6 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   10 57 41.1   +10 54 41     3.115    2.495   43.9   16.1   297   31.6 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   10 59 15.5   +10 45 50     3.099    2.489   44.5   16.3   297   31.5 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   11 00 50.1   +10 36 57     3.083    2.482   45.1   16.5   297   31.5 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   11 02 24.8   +10 28 02     3.067    2.476   45.7   16.7   297   31.5 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   11 03 59.5   +10 19 07     3.051    2.469   46.2   16.9   297   31.5 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   11 05 34.3   +10 10 09     3.035    2.463   46.8   17.1   297   31.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   11 07 09.3   +10 01 11     3.018    2.456   47.4   17.3   297   31.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   11 08 44.3   +09 52 11     3.002    2.450   48.0   17.5   297   31.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   11 10 19.4   +09 43 10     2.985    2.443   48.5   17.8   296   31.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   11 11 54.7   +09 34 08     2.969    2.437   49.1   18.0   296   31.5 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   11 13 30.0   +09 25 04     2.952    2.430   49.7   18.2   296   31.4 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   11 15 05.4   +09 15 59     2.935    2.424   50.3   18.4   296   31.4 

    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.