2020 WG
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jan 2026	27.9	3.585 AU	3.383 AU	13h00m	-01°32'	93.8°	15.9°

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 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
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   13 00 33.6   -01 32 14     3.383    3.585   93.8   15.9   292   27.9 
2026-01-09 07:22 UT   13 00 38.2   -01 32 31     3.379    3.586   94.1   15.9   292   27.9 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   13 00 48.2   -01 33 07     3.371    3.589   94.8   15.8   292   27.9 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   13 01 01.7   -01 33 53     3.358    3.592   95.7   15.8   292   27.9 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   13 01 14.3   -01 34 33     3.345    3.595   96.7   15.8   292   27.9 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   13 01 25.7   -01 35 06     3.333    3.598   97.7   15.7   292   27.9 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   13 01 36.1   -01 35 32     3.320    3.601   98.6   15.7   292   27.9 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   13 01 45.5   -01 35 52     3.308    3.605   99.6   15.6   292   27.9 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   13 01 53.8   -01 36 04     3.295    3.608  100.6   15.5   292   27.9 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   13 02 01.0   -01 36 10     3.282    3.611  101.6   15.5   292   27.9 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   13 02 07.1   -01 36 10     3.270    3.614  102.6   15.4   292   27.9 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   13 02 12.0   -01 36 02     3.258    3.617  103.6   15.3   291   27.8 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   13 02 15.9   -01 35 47     3.245    3.620  104.6   15.3   291   27.8 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   13 02 18.6   -01 35 26     3.233    3.623  105.6   15.2   291   27.8 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   13 02 20.3   -01 34 57     3.221    3.626  106.6   15.1   291   27.8 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   13 02 20.7   -01 34 22     3.209    3.629  107.6   15.0   291   27.8 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   13 02 20.1   -01 33 40     3.196    3.633  108.6   14.9   291   27.8 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   13 02 18.2   -01 32 51     3.184    3.636  109.6   14.8   291   27.8 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 02 15.2   -01 31 55     3.172    3.639  110.7   14.7   291   27.8 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 02 11.1   -01 30 52     3.161    3.642  111.7   14.6   291   27.8 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 02 05.8   -01 29 42     3.149    3.645  112.7   14.4   291   27.8 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 01 59.3   -01 28 26     3.137    3.648  113.8   14.3   291   27.7 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 01 51.7   -01 27 02     3.126    3.651  114.8   14.2   290   27.7 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 01 42.9   -01 25 32     3.114    3.654  115.9   14.0   290   27.7 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 01 32.9   -01 23 55     3.103    3.656  116.9   13.9   290   27.7 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 01 21.7   -01 22 11     3.092    3.659  118.0   13.8   290   27.7 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 01 09.4   -01 20 20     3.081    3.662  119.1   13.6   290   27.7 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 00 55.9   -01 18 23     3.070    3.665  120.2   13.4   290   27.7 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   13 00 41.2   -01 16 19     3.059    3.668  121.2   13.3   290   27.7 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   13 00 25.3   -01 14 08     3.048    3.671  122.3   13.1   290   27.7 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   13 00 08.2   -01 11 50     3.037    3.674  123.4   12.9   289   27.6 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   12 59 49.9   -01 09 26     3.027    3.677  124.5   12.8   289   27.6 

    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.