2020 YG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Mar 2026	30.6	3.794 AU	2.969 AU	14h19m	-13°51'	140.9°	9.5°

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
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   14 19 13.0   -13 51 12     2.969    3.794  140.9    9.5   289   30.6 
2026-03-19 19:24 UT   14 18 42.9   -13 48 36     2.963    3.796  141.8    9.3   289   30.6 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   14 18 35.7   -13 47 59     2.961    3.796  142.1    9.3   289   30.6 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   14 17 57.4   -13 44 40     2.954    3.799  143.2    9.0   289   30.6 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   14 17 18.1   -13 41 15     2.947    3.801  144.4    8.8   289   30.6 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   14 16 37.9   -13 37 45     2.940    3.804  145.5    8.5   289   30.6 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   14 15 56.8   -13 34 11     2.934    3.807  146.7    8.3   289   30.5 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   14 15 14.8   -13 30 31     2.927    3.809  147.9    8.0   289   30.5 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   14 14 31.9   -13 26 46     2.921    3.812  149.1    7.7   289   30.5 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   14 13 48.2   -13 22 56     2.916    3.814  150.2    7.5   289   30.5 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   14 13 03.7   -13 19 02     2.910    3.817  151.4    7.2   289   30.5 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   14 12 18.5   -13 15 03     2.905    3.819  152.6    6.9   289   30.5 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   14 11 32.5   -13 10 59     2.900    3.822  153.8    6.6   289   30.5 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   14 10 45.7   -13 06 52     2.896    3.824  155.0    6.3   289   30.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   14 09 58.3   -13 02 40     2.891    3.827  156.2    6.1   289   30.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   14 09 10.3   -12 58 24     2.887    3.829  157.4    5.8   290   30.4 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   14 08 21.6   -12 54 04     2.884    3.832  158.6    5.5   290   30.4 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   14 07 32.4   -12 49 40     2.880    3.834  159.8    5.2   290   30.4 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   14 06 42.6   -12 45 13     2.877    3.836  161.0    4.9   290   30.4 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   14 05 52.3   -12 40 42     2.874    3.839  162.2    4.6   290   30.3 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   14 05 01.5   -12 36 08     2.872    3.841  163.4    4.3   290   30.3 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   14 04 10.3   -12 31 31     2.869    3.844  164.6    4.0   290   30.3 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   14 03 18.7   -12 26 51     2.867    3.846  165.8    3.7   290   30.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   14 02 26.7   -12 22 08     2.866    3.848  167.0    3.4   290   30.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   14 01 34.3   -12 17 23     2.864    3.851  168.2    3.1   290   30.3 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   14 00 41.7   -12 12 35     2.863    3.853  169.4    2.7   290   30.2 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   13 59 48.9   -12 07 46     2.863    3.855  170.6    2.4   290   30.2 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   13 58 55.8   -12 02 54     2.862    3.858  171.8    2.1   290   30.2 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   13 58 02.5   -11 58 01     2.862    3.860  173.0    1.8   290   30.2 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   13 57 09.1   -11 53 06     2.863    3.862  174.2    1.5   289   30.1 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   13 56 15.6   -11 48 10     2.863    3.865  175.5    1.2   289   30.1 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   13 55 22.1   -11 43 12     2.864    3.867  176.7    0.9   289   30.1 

    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.