2024 MK
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Apr 2026	28.2	3.393 AU	3.285 AU	06h36m	+20°30'	87.6°	17.1°

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 2024 MK are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5422986
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2043027
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.40239
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 277.81797
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 14.74425
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 149.71040
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 292.41075
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.13128
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.27            
        

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
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   06 36 15.2   +20 30 05     3.285    3.393   87.6   17.1    94   28.2 
2026-04-01 08:02 UT   06 36 24.6   +20 29 53     3.290    3.393   87.3   17.1    94   28.2 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   06 36 43.7   +20 29 29     3.300    3.393   86.7   17.1    94   28.2 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   06 37 13.2   +20 28 53     3.315    3.392   85.8   17.1    94   28.2 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   06 37 43.7   +20 28 15     3.330    3.392   85.0   17.1    94   28.2 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   06 38 15.2   +20 27 35     3.345    3.391   84.1   17.1    94   28.2 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   06 38 47.6   +20 26 55     3.360    3.391   83.3   17.0    94   28.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   06 39 21.0   +20 26 13     3.374    3.390   82.4   17.0    94   28.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   06 39 55.4   +20 25 30     3.389    3.390   81.6   17.0    94   28.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   06 40 30.6   +20 24 46     3.404    3.389   80.7   17.0    94   28.2 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   06 41 06.8   +20 23 60     3.418    3.389   79.9   16.9    95   28.2 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   06 41 43.8   +20 23 12     3.433    3.388   79.0   16.9    95   28.2 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   06 42 21.7   +20 22 24     3.447    3.388   78.2   16.8    95   28.3 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   06 43 00.5   +20 21 33     3.462    3.387   77.4   16.8    95   28.3 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   06 43 40.2   +20 20 42     3.476    3.387   76.6   16.7    95   28.3 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   06 44 20.7   +20 19 48     3.491    3.386   75.7   16.7    95   28.3 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   06 45 02.0   +20 18 53     3.505    3.385   74.9   16.6    95   28.3 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   06 45 44.1   +20 17 57     3.519    3.385   74.1   16.6    95   28.3 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   06 46 27.0   +20 16 58     3.533    3.384   73.3   16.5    95   28.3 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   06 47 10.7   +20 15 58     3.547    3.383   72.5   16.4    96   28.3 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   06 47 55.2   +20 14 57     3.561    3.383   71.7   16.4    96   28.3 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   06 48 40.4   +20 13 53     3.575    3.382   70.9   16.3    96   28.3 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   06 49 26.4   +20 12 48     3.589    3.381   70.1   16.2    96   28.3 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   06 50 13.1   +20 11 41     3.602    3.381   69.3   16.2    96   28.3 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   06 51 00.5   +20 10 31     3.616    3.380   68.5   16.1    96   28.3 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   06 51 48.6   +20 09 20     3.629    3.379   67.7   16.0    96   28.3 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   06 52 37.4   +20 08 08     3.643    3.378   67.0   15.9    96   28.3 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   06 53 26.8   +20 06 53     3.656    3.378   66.2   15.8    96   28.3 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   06 54 17.0   +20 05 36     3.669    3.377   65.4   15.7    97   28.3 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   06 55 07.7   +20 04 17     3.682    3.376   64.6   15.6    97   28.3 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   06 55 59.1   +20 02 56     3.695    3.375   63.9   15.5    97   28.4 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   06 56 51.1   +20 01 33     3.708    3.374   63.1   15.4    97   28.4 

    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.