2020 CG1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jan 2026	27.9	2.385 AU	1.576 AU	03h31m	+26°22'	136.3°	16.5°

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 2020 CG1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6021588
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1579257
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.93411
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 305.27644
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 262.69264
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 281.14090
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 27.93014
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.88574
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.17            
        

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
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   03 31 31.9   +26 22 17     1.576    2.385  136.3   16.5    83   27.9 
2026-01-01 00:29 UT   03 31 30.8   +26 22 09     1.576    2.385  136.3   16.6    83   27.9 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   03 30 36.1   +26 15 47     1.579    2.379  135.1   17.0    83   27.9 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   03 29 42.6   +26 09 20     1.583    2.373  133.9   17.4    83   27.9 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   03 28 51.4   +26 02 58     1.587    2.366  132.7   17.8    82   27.9 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   03 28 02.5   +25 56 40     1.591    2.360  131.5   18.2    82   27.9 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   03 27 16.0   +25 50 27     1.595    2.354  130.3   18.6    81   27.9 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   03 26 31.8   +25 44 19     1.600    2.347  129.1   19.0    81   27.9 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   03 25 50.0   +25 38 17     1.604    2.341  127.9   19.4    81   28.0 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   03 25 10.6   +25 32 20     1.609    2.334  126.7   19.7    80   28.0 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   03 24 33.6   +25 26 30     1.614    2.328  125.6   20.1    80   28.0 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   03 23 59.0   +25 20 47     1.619    2.321  124.4   20.5    80   28.0 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   03 23 26.8   +25 15 11     1.624    2.315  123.3   20.8    80   28.0 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   03 22 57.0   +25 09 41     1.630    2.308  122.1   21.1    79   28.0 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   03 22 29.7   +25 04 19     1.635    2.302  121.0   21.5    79   28.0 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   03 22 04.7   +24 59 05     1.641    2.295  119.9   21.8    79   28.0 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   03 21 42.2   +24 53 58     1.646    2.289  118.8   22.1    79   28.0 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   03 21 22.1   +24 48 60     1.652    2.282  117.7   22.4    78   28.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   03 21 04.4   +24 44 09     1.658    2.275  116.6   22.7    78   28.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   03 20 49.1   +24 39 27     1.664    2.269  115.5   23.0    78   28.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   03 20 36.2   +24 34 54     1.670    2.262  114.4   23.3    78   28.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   03 20 25.6   +24 30 29     1.676    2.255  113.4   23.6    78   28.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   03 20 17.4   +24 26 12     1.682    2.249  112.3   23.9    78   28.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   03 20 11.6   +24 22 05     1.689    2.242  111.3   24.2    77   28.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   03 20 08.1   +24 18 06     1.695    2.235  110.2   24.4    77   28.1 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   03 20 06.9   +24 14 16     1.701    2.228  109.2   24.7    77   28.1 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   03 20 08.0   +24 10 35     1.708    2.221  108.2   24.9    77   28.1 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   03 20 11.3   +24 07 03     1.714    2.215  107.2   25.1    77   28.2 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   03 20 16.9   +24 03 40     1.721    2.208  106.2   25.4    77   28.2 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   03 20 24.7   +24 00 25     1.727    2.201  105.2   25.6    77   28.2 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   03 20 34.6   +23 57 19     1.734    2.194  104.2   25.8    77   28.2 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   03 20 46.8   +23 54 22     1.741    2.187  103.2   26.0    76   28.2 

    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.