2020 WG
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Mar 2026	27.2	3.752 AU	2.820 AU	12h43m	+00°36'	156.7°	6.0°

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 WG are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6015234
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5149008
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.60964
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 32.74207
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 348.95430
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 98.58582
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 21.79128
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.45382
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.99            
        

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
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   12 43 55.1   +00 36 11     2.820    3.752  156.7    6.0   282   27.2 
2026-03-08 08:08 UT   12 43 39.2   +00 37 48     2.819    3.753  157.1    5.9   281   27.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   12 43 07.8   +00 40 58     2.816    3.755  157.9    5.7   281   27.2 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   12 42 19.8   +00 45 47     2.813    3.757  159.1    5.4   280   27.2 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   12 41 31.2   +00 50 38     2.810    3.760  160.3    5.1   279   27.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   12 40 42.0   +00 55 31     2.807    3.762  161.4    4.8   278   27.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   12 39 52.3   +01 00 26     2.804    3.764  162.6    4.5   277   27.2 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   12 39 02.0   +01 05 21     2.802    3.767  163.8    4.2   276   27.1 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   12 38 11.2   +01 10 18     2.800    3.769  164.9    3.9   275   27.1 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   12 37 20.0   +01 15 16     2.799    3.772  166.1    3.6   273   27.1 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   12 36 28.4   +01 20 14     2.797    3.774  167.2    3.3   271   27.1 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   12 35 36.4   +01 25 13     2.796    3.777  168.4    3.0   269   27.1 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   12 34 44.1   +01 30 12     2.796    3.779  169.5    2.8   266   27.0 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   12 33 51.5   +01 35 10     2.796    3.781  170.6    2.5   263   27.0 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   12 32 58.7   +01 40 08     2.796    3.784  171.6    2.2   259   27.0 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   12 32 05.7   +01 45 05     2.796    3.786  172.6    1.9   253   27.0 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   12 31 12.5   +01 50 01     2.797    3.788  173.5    1.7   246   27.0 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   12 30 19.1   +01 54 55     2.798    3.791  174.3    1.5   237   27.0 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   12 29 25.8   +01 59 49     2.799    3.793  174.9    1.4   226   27.0 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   12 28 32.3   +02 04 40     2.801    3.795  175.2    1.3   212   27.0 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   12 27 38.9   +02 09 29     2.802    3.798  175.3    1.2   198   27.0 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   12 26 45.6   +02 14 16     2.805    3.800  175.0    1.3   183   27.0 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   12 25 52.3   +02 19 00     2.807    3.802  174.5    1.5   171   27.0 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   12 24 59.1   +02 23 42     2.810    3.805  173.7    1.6   162   27.0 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   12 24 06.1   +02 28 21     2.814    3.807  172.9    1.9   154   27.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   12 23 13.3   +02 32 56     2.817    3.809  171.9    2.1   148   27.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   12 22 20.8   +02 37 28     2.821    3.811  170.9    2.4   144   27.1 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   12 21 28.5   +02 41 57     2.825    3.813  169.9    2.6   140   27.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   12 20 36.5   +02 46 21     2.830    3.816  168.8    2.9   137   27.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   12 19 44.9   +02 50 42     2.835    3.818  167.7    3.2   135   27.1 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   12 18 53.7   +02 54 58     2.840    3.820  166.6    3.5   133   27.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   12 18 02.9   +02 59 10     2.845    3.822  165.4    3.8   131   27.2 

    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.