2020 TG1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Jun 2026	26.8	2.004 AU	1.194 AU	22h11m	-20°49'	129.9°	22.9°

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
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   22 11 24.5   -20 49 03     1.194    2.004  129.9   22.9   257   26.8 
2026-06-30 03:10 UT   22 11 21.5   -20 49 59     1.193    2.004  130.1   22.8   257   26.8 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   22 11 00.5   -20 56 17     1.184    2.003  131.0   22.5   257   26.8 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   22 10 33.9   -21 03 46     1.173    2.002  132.0   22.2   257   26.7 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   22 10 04.4   -21 11 29     1.163    2.001  133.1   21.8   258   26.7 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   22 09 32.1   -21 19 27     1.153    1.999  134.2   21.4   258   26.7 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   22 08 56.9   -21 27 40     1.143    1.998  135.3   21.0   259   26.6 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   22 08 18.8   -21 36 07     1.133    1.996  136.4   20.6   259   26.6 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   22 07 37.7   -21 44 49     1.124    1.995  137.5   20.1   260   26.6 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   22 06 53.6   -21 53 44     1.114    1.993  138.6   19.7   260   26.5 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   22 06 06.5   -22 02 53     1.105    1.992  139.7   19.3   261   26.5 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   22 05 16.3   -22 12 16     1.096    1.990  140.9   18.8   262   26.5 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   22 04 23.1   -22 21 51     1.087    1.989  142.0   18.3   262   26.4 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   22 03 26.6   -22 31 39     1.078    1.987  143.1   17.9   263   26.4 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   22 02 27.1   -22 41 39     1.069    1.985  144.3   17.4   264   26.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   22 01 24.4   -22 51 50     1.061    1.984  145.5   16.9   264   26.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   22 00 18.5   -23 02 12     1.052    1.982  146.6   16.4   265   26.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   21 59 09.5   -23 12 44     1.044    1.980  147.8   15.9   266   26.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   21 57 57.3   -23 23 26     1.036    1.978  149.0   15.3   267   26.2 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   21 56 42.0   -23 34 16     1.029    1.976  150.2   14.8   268   26.2 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   21 55 23.6   -23 45 14     1.021    1.974  151.4   14.3   270   26.1 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   21 54 02.0   -23 56 19     1.014    1.972  152.6   13.7   271   26.1 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   21 52 37.4   -24 07 31     1.007    1.970  153.8   13.2   272   26.1 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   21 51 09.7   -24 18 47     1.000    1.968  155.0   12.6   274   26.0 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   21 49 39.1   -24 30 08     0.994    1.966  156.1   12.1   275   26.0 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   21 48 05.4   -24 41 32     0.987    1.964  157.3   11.5   277   25.9 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   21 46 28.9   -24 52 58     0.981    1.962  158.5   11.0   279   25.9 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   21 44 49.5   -25 04 25     0.976    1.960  159.6   10.4   281   25.9 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   21 43 07.3   -25 15 53     0.970    1.958  160.7    9.9   284   25.8 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   21 41 22.4   -25 27 19     0.965    1.955  161.8    9.3   287   25.8 

    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.