2023 GH2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Dec 2025	27.2	1.919 AU	1.457 AU	01h03m	+06°03'	101.9°	30.1°

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 2023 GH2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3866192
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5613280
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.43811
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 52.53980
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 211.78466
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 90.23377
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 84.20885
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.86130
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.95            
        

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
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   01 03 43.9   +06 03 17     1.457    1.919  101.9   30.1    67   27.2 
2025-12-27 10:28 UT   01 04 09.4   +06 07 09     1.464    1.920  101.6   30.1    67   27.2 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   01 04 42.7   +06 12 09     1.472    1.922  101.2   30.1    67   27.3 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   01 05 42.4   +06 21 04     1.487    1.925  100.4   30.2    67   27.3 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   01 06 43.3   +06 30 02     1.502    1.929   99.7   30.2    68   27.3 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   01 07 45.2   +06 39 02     1.517    1.932   99.0   30.2    68   27.3 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   01 08 48.0   +06 48 04     1.532    1.936   98.2   30.2    68   27.4 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   01 09 51.9   +06 57 08     1.547    1.939   97.5   30.2    68   27.4 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   01 10 56.7   +07 06 15     1.562    1.942   96.8   30.2    68   27.4 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   01 12 02.5   +07 15 23     1.578    1.946   96.1   30.2    68   27.4 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   01 13 09.1   +07 24 34     1.593    1.949   95.4   30.2    68   27.5 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   01 14 16.7   +07 33 46     1.608    1.952   94.7   30.1    68   27.5 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   01 15 25.1   +07 42 60     1.623    1.955   94.0   30.1    68   27.5 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   01 16 34.4   +07 52 15     1.638    1.959   93.3   30.1    68   27.5 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   01 17 44.6   +08 01 32     1.653    1.962   92.6   30.1    68   27.6 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   01 18 55.6   +08 10 51     1.669    1.965   91.9   30.0    68   27.6 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   01 20 07.4   +08 20 11     1.684    1.968   91.2   30.0    68   27.6 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   01 21 20.0   +08 29 32     1.699    1.971   90.6   29.9    68   27.6 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   01 22 33.4   +08 38 55     1.714    1.974   89.9   29.9    68   27.6 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   01 23 47.6   +08 48 19     1.729    1.977   89.2   29.8    68   27.7 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   01 25 02.6   +08 57 44     1.744    1.980   88.5   29.8    68   27.7 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   01 26 18.3   +09 07 10     1.760    1.983   87.8   29.7    68   27.7 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   01 27 34.7   +09 16 37     1.775    1.986   87.2   29.6    68   27.7 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   01 28 51.9   +09 26 05     1.790    1.989   86.5   29.6    68   27.7 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   01 30 09.7   +09 35 33     1.805    1.992   85.9   29.5    68   27.8 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   01 31 28.3   +09 45 03     1.820    1.995   85.2   29.4    68   27.8 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   01 32 47.6   +09 54 32     1.835    1.998   84.5   29.4    69   27.8 

    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.