2020 WG
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Oct 2025	27.8	3.263 AU	4.133 AU	11h56m	+04°54'	25.7°	7.6°

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)                : 0.6015386
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5153506
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.60924
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 32.74680
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 348.96383
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 49.14044
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 21.80546
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.45250
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   11 56 06.9   +04 54 44     4.133    3.263   25.7    7.6   302   27.8 
2025-10-16 14:29 UT   11 56 46.5   +04 50 25     4.131    3.266   26.1    7.7   302   27.8 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   11 57 12.4   +04 47 35     4.130    3.268   26.4    7.8   302   27.8 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   11 58 17.7   +04 40 28     4.128    3.272   27.1    8.0   302   27.9 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   11 59 22.6   +04 33 23     4.125    3.276   27.7    8.1   301   27.9 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   12 00 27.2   +04 26 21     4.122    3.281   28.4    8.3   301   27.9 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   12 01 31.5   +04 19 21     4.118    3.285   29.1    8.5   301   27.9 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   12 02 35.5   +04 12 25     4.115    3.289   29.8    8.7   301   27.9 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   12 03 39.1   +04 05 30     4.111    3.293   30.5    8.8   301   27.9 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   12 04 42.4   +03 58 39     4.108    3.298   31.2    9.0   300   27.9 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   12 05 45.4   +03 51 50     4.104    3.302   31.9    9.2   300   27.9 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   12 06 48.0   +03 45 05     4.100    3.306   32.6    9.3   300   27.9 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   12 07 50.3   +03 38 22     4.095    3.310   33.3    9.5   300   27.9 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   12 08 52.2   +03 31 42     4.091    3.315   34.1    9.7   300   27.9 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   12 09 53.8   +03 25 05     4.086    3.319   34.8    9.8   299   27.9 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   12 10 55.0   +03 18 31     4.081    3.323   35.5   10.0   299   27.9 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   12 11 55.9   +03 11 59     4.076    3.327   36.2   10.2   299   28.0 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   12 12 56.3   +03 05 31     4.071    3.331   36.9   10.3   299   28.0 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   12 13 56.4   +02 59 07     4.066    3.335   37.6   10.5   299   28.0 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   12 14 56.1   +02 52 45     4.060    3.340   38.4   10.6   299   28.0 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   12 15 55.4   +02 46 26     4.054    3.344   39.1   10.8   299   28.0 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   12 16 54.4   +02 40 11     4.048    3.348   39.8   10.9   298   28.0 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   12 17 52.9   +02 33 59     4.042    3.352   40.6   11.1   298   28.0 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   12 18 51.0   +02 27 50     4.036    3.356   41.3   11.2   298   28.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   12 19 48.7   +02 21 44     4.030    3.360   42.0   11.4   298   28.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   12 20 46.1   +02 15 42     4.023    3.364   42.8   11.5   298   28.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   12 21 43.0   +02 09 43     4.016    3.368   43.5   11.7   298   28.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   12 22 39.4   +02 03 48     4.010    3.372   44.3   11.8   298   28.0 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   12 23 35.5   +01 57 56     4.003    3.376   45.0   12.0   298   28.0 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   12 24 31.1   +01 52 08     3.995    3.380   45.8   12.1   297   28.0 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   12 25 26.2   +01 46 23     3.988    3.384   46.5   12.2   297   28.0 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   12 26 20.9   +01 40 43     3.980    3.388   47.3   12.4   297   28.0 

    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.