2023 KZ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Nov 2025	32.7	3.852 AU	3.448 AU	08h02m	+24°02'	106.7°	14.3°

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 KZ2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5914690
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4956185
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.01287
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 64.81706
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 206.85028
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 220.11136
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 91.57896
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.26182
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.94            
        

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
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   08 02 19.3   +24 02 43     3.448    3.852  106.7   14.3   281   32.7 
2025-11-07 02:15 UT   08 02 19.7   +24 02 50     3.447    3.852  106.8   14.3   281   32.7 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   08 02 22.8   +24 03 54     3.432    3.850  107.7   14.2   281   32.6 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   08 02 25.1   +24 05 09     3.415    3.849  108.7   14.1   280   32.6 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   08 02 26.3   +24 06 28     3.399    3.847  109.7   14.0   280   32.6 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   08 02 26.2   +24 07 50     3.382    3.845  110.7   13.9   280   32.6 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   08 02 24.9   +24 09 16     3.366    3.844  111.7   13.8   280   32.6 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   08 02 22.3   +24 10 47     3.350    3.842  112.7   13.7   280   32.6 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   08 02 18.6   +24 12 21     3.333    3.840  113.7   13.6   280   32.6 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   08 02 13.5   +24 13 59     3.317    3.838  114.8   13.5   280   32.5 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   08 02 07.2   +24 15 40     3.301    3.837  115.8   13.4   280   32.5 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   08 01 59.6   +24 17 26     3.285    3.835  116.8   13.3   280   32.5 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   08 01 50.7   +24 19 16     3.270    3.833  117.9   13.2   280   32.5 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   08 01 40.5   +24 21 09     3.254    3.831  118.9   13.0   280   32.5 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   08 01 29.0   +24 23 06     3.239    3.830  120.0   12.9   279   32.5 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   08 01 16.2   +24 25 07     3.223    3.828  121.1   12.8   279   32.4 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   08 01 02.1   +24 27 12     3.208    3.826  122.1   12.6   279   32.4 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   08 00 46.6   +24 29 21     3.193    3.824  123.2   12.5   279   32.4 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   08 00 29.8   +24 31 33     3.178    3.822  124.3   12.3   279   32.4 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   08 00 11.7   +24 33 49     3.163    3.820  125.4   12.2   279   32.4 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   07 59 52.2   +24 36 08     3.149    3.819  126.4   12.0   279   32.4 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   07 59 31.4   +24 38 31     3.134    3.817  127.5   11.8   278   32.3 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   07 59 09.3   +24 40 57     3.120    3.815  128.6   11.7   278   32.3 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   07 58 45.8   +24 43 26     3.106    3.813  129.7   11.5   278   32.3 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   07 58 21.0   +24 45 59     3.092    3.811  130.8   11.3   278   32.3 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   07 57 54.9   +24 48 35     3.079    3.809  131.9   11.1   278   32.3 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   07 57 27.4   +24 51 13     3.065    3.807  133.1   10.9   277   32.2 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   07 56 58.6   +24 53 55     3.052    3.805  134.2   10.7   277   32.2 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   07 56 28.5   +24 56 40     3.039    3.803  135.3   10.5   277   32.2 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   07 55 57.1   +24 59 27     3.026    3.801  136.4   10.3   277   32.2 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   07 55 24.3   +25 02 17     3.013    3.799  137.6   10.1   277   32.2 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   07 54 50.2   +25 05 10     3.001    3.797  138.7    9.9   276   32.2 

    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.