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2020 KK5

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(2020 KK5)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.182 AU
True anomaly
213.54°
Distance from Earth
1.946 AU
As of
21 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2020 KK5 — 1.182 AU from the Sun 2020 KK5
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2020 KK5 is 1.946 AU from Earth today (16.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 43m 47s
Declination
-19° 36′ 34″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.94 AU
Elongation from the Sun
28.95° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.932 AU
Eccentricity
0.6337
Inclination
15.15°
Orbital period
328.7 days
Perihelion
0.341 AU
Aphelion
1.523 AU
Longitude of ascending node
83.24°
Argument of periapsis
325.08°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 16.7 LD
0.0429 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.214

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
50
Data arc
6.88 years
First observed
25 May 2019
Last observed
10 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.5 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 April 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.84

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 81 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2020 KK5 at 2030-06-18 21:00 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-06-18 21:00 UTC close approach of 2020 KK5. Catalogue miss distance 61.1 LD · 2.35 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-06-15 to 2030-06-21, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. approximate Sun 61.1 LD · 2.35 × 10⁷ km 2030-06-18 21:00 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-06-18 21:00 UTC close approach of 2020 KK5. Catalogue miss distance 61.1 LD · 2.35 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-06-15 to 2030-06-21, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2030-06-18 21:00:00 Earth 0.1571 AU 61.1 LD 24.7 km/s
2037-09-19 07:51:00 Venus 0.0841 AU 32.7 LD 26.1 km/s
2039-06-18 21:05:00 Earth 0.1651 AU 64.2 LD 24.9 km/s
2039-08-07 11:34:00 Merc 0.0725 AU 28.2 LD 11 km/s
2039-08-07 11:34:00 Mercury 0.0725 AU 28.2 LD 11 km/s
2048-06-17 14:14:00 Earth 0.1803 AU 70.2 LD 25.4 km/s
2049-05-30 13:11:00 Venus 0.0802 AU 31.2 LD 23.5 km/s
2053-02-08 19:08:00 Mercury 0.0799 AU 31.1 LD 20.2 km/s
2053-02-08 19:08:00 Merc 0.0799 AU 31.1 LD 20.2 km/s
2057-06-17 04:54:00 Earth 0.1977 AU 76.9 LD 25.9 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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