2020 WG
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Sep 2026	28.6	4.019 AU	4.881 AU	12h46m	-03°20'	28.0°	6.8°

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)                : 0.6014798
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5147557
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.60955
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 32.74231
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 348.94469
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 148.04443
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 21.78199
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.45505
            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
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   12 46 34.3   -03 20 57     4.881    4.019   28.0    6.8   110   28.6 
2026-09-07 23:10 UT   12 47 25.1   -03 26 58     4.888    4.019   27.3    6.6   110   28.6 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   12 47 26.9   -03 27 11     4.888    4.019   27.3    6.6   110   28.6 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   12 48 19.8   -03 33 25     4.895    4.020   26.6    6.4   110   28.6 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   12 49 12.8   -03 39 40     4.903    4.020   25.8    6.3   110   28.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   12 50 06.0   -03 45 56     4.909    4.020   25.1    6.1   110   28.6 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   12 50 59.4   -03 52 12     4.916    4.021   24.4    5.9   110   28.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   12 51 53.0   -03 58 28     4.923    4.021   23.7    5.8   109   28.6 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   12 52 46.8   -04 04 45     4.929    4.022   22.9    5.6   109   28.6 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   12 53 40.8   -04 11 02     4.935    4.022   22.2    5.4   109   28.6 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   12 54 34.9   -04 17 19     4.941    4.022   21.5    5.3   109   28.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   12 55 29.2   -04 23 37     4.947    4.023   20.8    5.1   109   28.6 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   12 56 23.6   -04 29 55     4.952    4.023   20.0    4.9   109   28.6 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   12 57 18.2   -04 36 13     4.958    4.023   19.3    4.7   109   28.5 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   12 58 13.0   -04 42 32     4.963    4.024   18.6    4.6   109   28.5 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   12 59 07.8   -04 48 50     4.968    4.024   17.9    4.4   108   28.5 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   13 00 02.9   -04 55 09     4.973    4.024   17.1    4.2   108   28.5 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   13 00 58.0   -05 01 28     4.977    4.024   16.4    4.0   108   28.5 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   13 01 53.3   -05 07 47     4.981    4.025   15.7    3.9   108   28.5 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   13 02 48.7   -05 14 06     4.986    4.025   15.0    3.7   107   28.5 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   13 03 44.3   -05 20 24     4.989    4.025   14.2    3.5   107   28.5 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   13 04 39.9   -05 26 43     4.993    4.025   13.5    3.3   107   28.5 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   13 05 35.7   -05 33 02     4.997    4.025   12.8    3.2   107   28.5 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   13 06 31.6   -05 39 21     5.000    4.026   12.1    3.0   106   28.5 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   13 07 27.6   -05 45 39     5.003    4.026   11.3    2.8   106   28.5 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   13 08 23.7   -05 51 58     5.006    4.026   10.6    2.6   105   28.4 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   13 09 20.0   -05 58 16     5.009    4.026    9.9    2.4   105   28.4 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   13 10 16.3   -06 04 34     5.011    4.026    9.2    2.3   104   28.4 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   13 11 12.7   -06 10 52     5.013    4.027    8.4    2.1   104   28.4 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   13 12 09.2   -06 17 10     5.016    4.027    7.7    1.9   103   28.4 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   13 13 05.8   -06 23 27     5.017    4.027    7.0    1.7   102   28.4 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   13 14 02.5   -06 29 44     5.019    4.027    6.3    1.6   101   28.4 

    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.