2020 YG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Aug 2026	31.7	4.047 AU	4.296 AU	13h33m	-09°36'	69.1°	13.5°

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
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   13 33 41.7   -09 36 19     4.296    4.047   69.1   13.5   111   31.7 
2026-08-09 10:47 UT   13 33 57.3   -09 37 49     4.303    4.048   68.8   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 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   13 35 28.3   -09 46 32     4.342    4.050   66.7   13.3   111   31.7 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   13 36 05.0   -09 50 02     4.357    4.051   65.9   13.2   111   31.7 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   13 36 42.1   -09 53 35     4.372    4.052   65.1   13.1   111   31.7 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   13 37 19.8   -09 57 11     4.387    4.053   64.3   13.0   111   31.7 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   13 37 58.1   -10 00 49     4.402    4.054   63.5   12.9   111   31.7 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   13 38 36.8   -10 04 30     4.417    4.055   62.7   12.8   111   31.8 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   13 39 16.0   -10 08 13     4.432    4.055   62.0   12.7   111   31.8 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   13 39 55.7   -10 11 59     4.446    4.056   61.2   12.6   111   31.8 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   13 40 36.0   -10 15 47     4.461    4.057   60.4   12.5   111   31.8 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   13 41 16.6   -10 19 37     4.475    4.058   59.6   12.4   111   31.8 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   13 41 57.8   -10 23 30     4.489    4.059   58.8   12.3   111   31.8 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   13 42 39.4   -10 27 24     4.503    4.060   58.0   12.2   111   31.8 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   13 43 21.5   -10 31 21     4.517    4.060   57.3   12.1   111   31.8 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   13 44 04.0   -10 35 20     4.531    4.061   56.5   12.0   111   31.8 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   13 44 47.0   -10 39 21     4.544    4.062   55.7   11.9   111   31.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   13 45 30.4   -10 43 24     4.558    4.063   54.9   11.7   111   31.8 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   13 46 14.2   -10 47 29     4.571    4.063   54.2   11.6   111   31.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   13 46 58.5   -10 51 35     4.585    4.064   53.4   11.5   111   31.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   13 47 43.1   -10 55 44     4.598    4.065   52.6   11.4   111   31.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   13 48 28.2   -10 59 54     4.611    4.065   51.8   11.3   111   31.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   13 49 13.7   -11 04 06     4.624    4.066   51.1   11.1   111   31.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   13 49 59.6   -11 08 19     4.636    4.067   50.3   11.0   111   31.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   13 50 45.8   -11 12 35     4.649    4.067   49.5   10.9   110   31.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   13 51 32.5   -11 16 51     4.661    4.068   48.8   10.7   110   31.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   13 52 19.6   -11 21 10     4.674    4.069   48.0   10.6   110   31.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   13 53 07.0   -11 25 29     4.686    4.069   47.3   10.5   110   31.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   13 53 54.8   -11 29 50     4.698    4.070   46.5   10.3   110   31.8 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   13 54 43.0   -11 34 13     4.709    4.071   45.7   10.2   110   31.8 

    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.