2020 YG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Apr 2026	30.1	3.867 AU	2.864 AU	13h55m	-11°43'	176.7°	0.9°

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 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
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   13 55 22.1   -11 43 12     2.864    3.867  176.7    0.9   289   30.1 
2026-04-18 20:03 UT   13 54 37.4   -11 39 04     2.865    3.869  177.7    0.6   288   30.1 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   13 54 28.6   -11 38 15     2.865    3.869  177.9    0.5   288   30.1 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   13 53 35.1   -11 33 16     2.867    3.871  179.1    0.2   285   30.0 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   13 52 41.7   -11 28 17     2.869    3.874  179.7    0.1   127   30.0 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   13 51 48.4   -11 23 19     2.871    3.876  178.5    0.4   114   30.0 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   13 50 55.2   -11 18 20     2.874    3.878  177.3    0.7   113   30.1 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   13 50 02.3   -11 13 22     2.876    3.880  176.1    1.0   112   30.1 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   13 49 09.6   -11 08 24     2.880    3.882  174.9    1.3   112   30.2 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   13 48 17.2   -11 03 27     2.883    3.885  173.7    1.6   112   30.2 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   13 47 25.1   -10 58 32     2.887    3.887  172.5    1.9   111   30.2 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   13 46 33.3   -10 53 37     2.891    3.889  171.3    2.3   111   30.2 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   13 45 41.9   -10 48 44     2.895    3.891  170.1    2.6   111   30.3 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   13 44 50.9   -10 43 53     2.900    3.893  168.9    2.9   111   30.3 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   13 44 00.4   -10 39 03     2.905    3.895  167.7    3.2   111   30.3 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   13 43 10.4   -10 34 16     2.911    3.897  166.5    3.5   111   30.3 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   13 42 20.8   -10 29 31     2.916    3.900  165.3    3.8   111   30.4 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   13 41 31.9   -10 24 49     2.922    3.902  164.1    4.1   111   30.4 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   13 40 43.4   -10 20 09     2.928    3.904  162.9    4.3   111   30.4 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   13 39 55.6   -10 15 32     2.935    3.906  161.8    4.6   111   30.4 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   13 39 08.4   -10 10 58     2.942    3.908  160.6    4.9   111   30.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   13 38 21.9   -10 06 28     2.949    3.910  159.4    5.2   111   30.5 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   13 37 36.1   -10 02 01     2.956    3.912  158.2    5.5   112   30.5 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   13 36 50.9   -09 57 37     2.964    3.914  157.1    5.8   112   30.5 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   13 36 06.6   -09 53 18     2.972    3.916  155.9    6.0   112   30.5 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   13 35 22.9   -09 49 02     2.980    3.918  154.7    6.3   112   30.6 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   13 34 40.1   -09 44 51     2.989    3.920  153.6    6.6   112   30.6 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   13 33 58.1   -09 40 44     2.998    3.922  152.4    6.8   112   30.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   13 33 16.9   -09 36 41     3.007    3.924  151.3    7.1   112   30.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   13 32 36.5   -09 32 43     3.016    3.926  150.1    7.4   112   30.6 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   13 31 57.1   -09 28 50     3.026    3.927  149.0    7.6   112   30.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   13 31 18.5   -09 25 02     3.036    3.929  147.9    7.9   112   30.7 

    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.