2020 KR6 is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.51 AU to 1.46 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 355.5 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 24 April 2026.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.123 AU
- True anomaly
- 227.05°
- Distance from Earth
- 1.087 AU
- As of
- 2 November 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 19h 12m 11s
- Declination
- -42° 44′ 06″
- Constellation
- Corona Australis
- Distance from Earth
- 1.09 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 64.97° — well clear of the Sun
Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.
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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
- 0.982 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4824
- Inclination
- 24.03°
- Orbital period
- 355.5 days
- Perihelion
- 0.508 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.456 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 33.95°
- Argument of periapsis
- 77.33°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · ATE
- Aten
- Earth MOID · 40.9 LD
- 0.1051 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 5.993
Orbit quality
Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).
- Observations used
- 60
- Data arc
- 5.93 years
- First observed
- 18 May 2020
- Last observed
- 24 April 2026
- Residual RMS
- 0.48 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 24 April 2026
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 20.06
Discovery & classification
Close approaches 61 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2060-05-11 08:27 UTC close approach of 2020 KR6. Catalogue miss distance 63.9 LD · 2.46 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2060-05-08 to 2060-05-14, 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 a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2029-11-19 05:12:00 | Venus | 0.0123 AU | 4.8 LD | 20.6 km/s |
| 2032-01-09 08:22:00 | Venus | 0.0444 AU | 17.3 LD | 20.8 km/s |
| 2041-08-01 10:52:00 | Venus | 0.0925 AU | 36.0 LD | 17.8 km/s |
| 2043-09-20 16:00:00 | Venus | 0.0961 AU | 37.4 LD | 24.3 km/s |
| 2058-03-03 06:29:00 | Venus | 0.1093 AU | 42.5 LD | 25.3 km/s |
| 2060-04-23 23:08:00 | Venus | 0.1272 AU | 49.5 LD | 16.7 km/s |
| 2060-05-11 08:27:00 | Earth | 0.1642 AU | 63.9 LD | 21.9 km/s |
| 2061-05-04 05:09:00 | Earth | 0.1069 AU | 41.6 LD | 18.3 km/s |
| 2062-04-26 14:08:00 | Earth | 0.1994 AU | 77.6 LD | 15.3 km/s |
| 2069-11-13 09:08:00 | Venus | 0.0192 AU | 7.5 LD | 21.7 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB