2020 TG1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 May 2026	27.9	2.020 AU	1.796 AU	21h47m	-19°24'	87.4°	30.0°

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 TG1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5081744
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3426965
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.38040
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 41.12343
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 75.40501
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 61.20356
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 116.46663
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.20629
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.56            
        

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
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   21 47 36.3   -19 24 33     1.796    2.020   87.4   30.0   250   27.9 
2026-05-11 21:52 UT   21 48 35.8   -19 22 24     1.785    2.021   88.0   30.0   250   27.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   21 48 41.6   -19 22 11     1.784    2.021   88.1   30.0   250   27.9 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   21 49 45.8   -19 19 57     1.771    2.021   88.8   30.0   250   27.9 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   21 50 49.0   -19 17 49     1.759    2.022   89.5   30.0   250   27.9 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   21 51 50.9   -19 15 48     1.747    2.022   90.3   30.0   250   27.8 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   21 52 51.8   -19 13 54     1.735    2.023   91.0   30.0   250   27.8 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   21 53 51.4   -19 12 08     1.722    2.023   91.7   30.0   250   27.8 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   21 54 49.8   -19 10 30     1.710    2.023   92.4   30.0   250   27.8 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   21 55 47.0   -19 08 60     1.697    2.024   93.2   29.9   250   27.8 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   21 56 43.0   -19 07 37     1.685    2.024   93.9   29.9   250   27.8 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   21 57 37.7   -19 06 23     1.673    2.024   94.7   29.9   250   27.7 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   21 58 31.1   -19 05 17     1.660    2.024   95.4   29.9   250   27.7 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   21 59 23.3   -19 04 20     1.648    2.025   96.2   29.8   250   27.7 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   22 00 14.1   -19 03 32     1.635    2.025   96.9   29.8   250   27.7 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   22 01 03.5   -19 02 53     1.623    2.025   97.7   29.7   251   27.7 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   22 01 51.6   -19 02 23     1.610    2.025   98.5   29.7   251   27.7 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   22 02 38.3   -19 02 02     1.598    2.025   99.3   29.6   251   27.6 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   22 03 23.6   -19 01 51     1.585    2.025  100.0   29.5   251   27.6 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   22 04 07.5   -19 01 50     1.573    2.025  100.8   29.4   251   27.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   22 04 49.9   -19 01 59     1.561    2.025  101.6   29.4   251   27.6 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   22 05 30.8   -19 02 18     1.548    2.025  102.4   29.3   251   27.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   22 06 10.1   -19 02 48     1.536    2.025  103.2   29.2   251   27.5 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   22 06 47.9   -19 03 28     1.523    2.024  104.1   29.1   251   27.5 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   22 07 24.2   -19 04 19     1.511    2.024  104.9   29.0   251   27.5 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   22 07 58.8   -19 05 21     1.498    2.024  105.7   28.8   251   27.5 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   22 08 31.8   -19 06 35     1.486    2.024  106.5   28.7   251   27.5 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   22 09 03.0   -19 08 00     1.474    2.023  107.4   28.6   251   27.4 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   22 09 32.6   -19 09 38     1.461    2.023  108.2   28.5   252   27.4 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   22 10 00.4   -19 11 27     1.449    2.023  109.1   28.3   252   27.4 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   22 10 26.4   -19 13 29     1.437    2.022  109.9   28.2   252   27.4 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   22 10 50.5   -19 15 43     1.425    2.022  110.8   28.0   252   27.3 

    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.