2020 YG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2026	31.5	4.016 AU	3.838 AU	13h21m	-08°26'	92.7°	14.6°

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 YG2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6319457
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5043753
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.71904
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 204.90645
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 199.96720
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 94.19598
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 224.87220
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.24553
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.96            
        

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
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   13 21 40.7   -08 26 14     3.838    4.016   92.7   14.6   112   31.5 
2026-07-12 09:30 UT   13 21 47.0   -08 26 50     3.845    4.017   92.4   14.6   112   31.5 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   13 21 56.7   -08 27 48     3.855    4.018   91.8   14.6   112   31.5 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   13 22 13.5   -08 29 26     3.872    4.019   90.9   14.6   112   31.5 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   13 22 31.2   -08 31 10     3.888    4.020   90.1   14.6   112   31.5 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   13 22 49.5   -08 32 58     3.905    4.021   89.2   14.6   112   31.5 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   13 23 08.7   -08 34 51     3.922    4.023   88.3   14.6   112   31.5 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   13 23 28.7   -08 36 48     3.939    4.024   87.5   14.6   112   31.6 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   13 23 49.4   -08 38 50     3.955    4.025   86.6   14.6   112   31.6 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   13 24 10.8   -08 40 56     3.972    4.026   85.7   14.6   112   31.6 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   13 24 33.0   -08 43 06     3.989    4.027   84.9   14.6   112   31.6 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   13 24 55.9   -08 45 20     4.006    4.029   84.0   14.5   112   31.6 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   13 25 19.5   -08 47 39     4.022    4.030   83.2   14.5   112   31.6 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   13 25 43.9   -08 50 01     4.039    4.031   82.3   14.5   112   31.6 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   13 26 08.9   -08 52 28     4.055    4.032   81.5   14.4   112   31.6 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   13 26 34.6   -08 54 58     4.072    4.033   80.6   14.4   112   31.6 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   13 27 01.0   -08 57 33     4.088    4.034   79.8   14.3   112   31.6 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   13 27 28.0   -09 00 11     4.105    4.035   79.0   14.3   112   31.6 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   13 27 55.8   -09 02 52     4.121    4.036   78.1   14.3   112   31.6 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   13 28 24.1   -09 05 38     4.137    4.037   77.3   14.2   112   31.6 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   13 28 53.1   -09 08 27     4.153    4.038   76.5   14.1   112   31.7 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   13 29 22.8   -09 11 19     4.169    4.039   75.7   14.1   112   31.7 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   13 29 53.0   -09 14 15     4.186    4.040   74.8   14.0   112   31.7 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   13 30 23.9   -09 17 15     4.202    4.042   74.0   14.0   111   31.7 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   13 30 55.4   -09 20 17     4.218    4.043   73.2   13.9   111   31.7 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   13 31 27.5   -09 23 23     4.233    4.044   72.4   13.8   111   31.7 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   13 32 00.2   -09 26 32     4.249    4.045   71.6   13.8   111   31.7 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   13 32 33.4   -09 29 45     4.265    4.045   70.7   13.7   111   31.7 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   13 33 07.3   -09 33 00     4.281    4.046   69.9   13.6   111   31.7 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   13 33 41.7   -09 36 19     4.296    4.047   69.1   13.5   111   31.7 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   13 34 16.7   -09 39 40     4.312    4.048   68.3   13.5   111   31.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   13 34 52.2   -09 43 05     4.327    4.049   67.5   13.4   111   31.7 

    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.