2020 WG
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 May 2026	27.9	3.898 AU	3.263 AU	11h55m	+04°24'	122.3°	12.7°

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
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   11 55 07.9   +04 24 29     3.263    3.898  122.3   12.7   116   27.9 
2026-05-16 11:48 UT   11 55 00.1   +04 24 28     3.270    3.898  121.8   12.7   116   27.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   11 54 52.4   +04 24 26     3.278    3.899  121.2   12.8   116   27.9 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   11 54 37.9   +04 24 17     3.293    3.901  120.2   12.9   116   27.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   11 54 24.5   +04 24 01     3.308    3.903  119.2   13.1   115   28.0 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 54 12.1   +04 23 38     3.323    3.904  118.2   13.2   115   28.0 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 54 00.8   +04 23 09     3.338    3.906  117.2   13.3   115   28.0 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 53 50.6   +04 22 34     3.353    3.908  116.2   13.4   115   28.0 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   11 53 41.4   +04 21 52     3.369    3.909  115.2   13.5   115   28.0 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   11 53 33.2   +04 21 04     3.384    3.911  114.3   13.7   115   28.0 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   11 53 26.1   +04 20 10     3.400    3.912  113.3   13.8   115   28.0 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   11 53 20.0   +04 19 09     3.416    3.914  112.3   13.9   115   28.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   11 53 14.8   +04 18 03     3.432    3.916  111.3   13.9   115   28.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   11 53 10.7   +04 16 50     3.448    3.917  110.4   14.0   115   28.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 53 07.6   +04 15 32     3.464    3.919  109.4   14.1   115   28.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 53 05.5   +04 14 08     3.480    3.920  108.4   14.2   115   28.1 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 53 04.4   +04 12 38     3.496    3.922  107.5   14.3   114   28.1 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 53 04.2   +04 11 03     3.512    3.923  106.5   14.3   114   28.1 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   11 53 05.0   +04 09 21     3.529    3.925  105.6   14.4   114   28.2 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   11 53 06.7   +04 07 35     3.545    3.926  104.7   14.5   114   28.2 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   11 53 09.4   +04 05 42     3.562    3.928  103.7   14.5   114   28.2 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   11 53 13.0   +04 03 45     3.578    3.929  102.8   14.6   114   28.2 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   11 53 17.6   +04 01 42     3.595    3.931  101.9   14.6   114   28.2 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   11 53 23.1   +03 59 33     3.611    3.932  101.0   14.7   114   28.2 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   11 53 29.4   +03 57 20     3.628    3.934  100.0   14.7   114   28.2 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   11 53 36.7   +03 55 01     3.644    3.935   99.1   14.8   114   28.2 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   11 53 44.9   +03 52 37     3.661    3.937   98.2   14.8   114   28.3 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   11 53 53.9   +03 50 08     3.678    3.938   97.3   14.8   114   28.3 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   11 54 03.8   +03 47 34     3.695    3.940   96.4   14.8   114   28.3 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   11 54 14.6   +03 44 56     3.711    3.941   95.5   14.9   114   28.3 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   11 54 26.3   +03 42 12     3.728    3.942   94.6   14.9   114   28.3 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   11 54 38.8   +03 39 23     3.745    3.944   93.7   14.9   114   28.3 

    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.