2020 WG
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Aug 2026	28.6	3.996 AU	4.496 AU	12h17m	+00°11'	54.7°	12.0°

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
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   12 17 55.0   +00 11 39     4.496    3.996   54.7   12.0   112   28.6 
2026-08-02 20:14 UT   12 18 30.4   +00 07 03     4.508    3.997   54.0   11.9   112   28.6 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   12 18 37.0   +00 06 11     4.510    3.997   53.9   11.8   112   28.6 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   12 19 19.4   +00 00 42     4.523    3.998   53.2   11.7   112   28.6 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   12 20 02.2   +00 04 50     4.536    3.999   52.4   11.6   112   28.6 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   12 20 45.3   +00 10 24     4.549    4.000   51.7   11.5   112   28.6 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   12 21 28.9   +00 15 59     4.562    4.000   50.9   11.3   112   28.6 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   12 22 12.8   +00 21 37     4.575    4.001   50.1   11.2   112   28.6 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   12 22 57.1   +00 27 16     4.587    4.002   49.4   11.1   112   28.6 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   12 23 41.7   +00 32 57     4.600    4.003   48.6   11.0   112   28.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   12 24 26.7   +00 38 39     4.612    4.003   47.9   10.8   112   28.7 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   12 25 12.1   +00 44 23     4.624    4.004   47.1   10.7   112   28.7 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   12 25 57.8   +00 50 09     4.636    4.005   46.4   10.6   112   28.7 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   12 26 43.8   +00 55 57     4.648    4.006   45.7   10.4   112   28.7 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   12 27 30.2   -01 01 46     4.659    4.006   44.9   10.3   111   28.7 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   12 28 16.9   -01 07 36     4.671    4.007   44.2   10.1   111   28.7 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   12 29 03.9   -01 13 28     4.682    4.008   43.4   10.0   111   28.7 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   12 29 51.2   -01 19 21     4.693    4.008   42.7    9.9   111   28.7 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   12 30 38.8   -01 25 16     4.704    4.009   41.9    9.7   111   28.7 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   12 31 26.7   -01 31 12     4.715    4.010   41.2    9.6   111   28.7 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   12 32 15.0   -01 37 09     4.726    4.010   40.5    9.4   111   28.7 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   12 33 03.4   -01 43 07     4.736    4.011   39.7    9.3   111   28.7 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   12 33 52.2   -01 49 06     4.747    4.011   39.0    9.1   111   28.6 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   12 34 41.3   -01 55 07     4.757    4.012   38.3    9.0   111   28.6 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   12 35 30.6   -02 01 09     4.767    4.013   37.5    8.8   111   28.6 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   12 36 20.2   -02 07 12     4.777    4.013   36.8    8.7   111   28.6 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   12 37 10.0   -02 13 15     4.786    4.014   36.0    8.5   111   28.6 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   12 38 00.1   -02 19 20     4.796    4.014   35.3    8.4   111   28.6 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   12 38 50.5   -02 25 26     4.805    4.015   34.6    8.2   111   28.6 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   12 39 41.1   -02 31 32     4.814    4.015   33.9    8.1   111   28.6 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   12 40 31.9   -02 37 40     4.823    4.016   33.1    7.9   111   28.6 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   12 41 23.0   -02 43 49     4.832    4.016   32.4    7.7   111   28.6 

    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.