2023 GH2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Sep 2026	28.2	1.940 AU	2.507 AU	09h39m	+18°06'	45.5°	21.6°

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 2023 GH2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3864399
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5615214
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.43723
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 52.53634
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 211.79412
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 191.26408
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 84.21487
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.86160
            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
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   09 39 20.8   +18 06 59     2.507    1.940   45.5   21.6   293   28.2 
2026-09-30 16:11 UT   09 40 45.0   +18 00 56     2.499    1.938   45.8   21.7   293   28.2 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   09 41 25.7   +17 57 60     2.495    1.937   45.9   21.8   293   28.2 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   09 43 30.7   +17 48 56     2.483    1.934   46.4   22.0   293   28.2 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   09 45 35.7   +17 39 48     2.471    1.930   46.9   22.2   293   28.2 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   09 47 40.6   +17 30 35     2.459    1.927   47.3   22.4   293   28.2 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   09 49 45.6   +17 21 19     2.447    1.923   47.8   22.7   293   28.1 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   09 51 50.6   +17 11 58     2.435    1.920   48.2   22.9   293   28.1 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   09 53 55.6   +17 02 34     2.423    1.916   48.7   23.1   293   28.1 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   09 56 00.6   +16 53 05     2.411    1.913   49.2   23.3   293   28.1 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   09 58 05.6   +16 43 32     2.398    1.909   49.6   23.5   294   28.1 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   10 00 10.7   +16 33 55     2.386    1.906   50.1   23.7   294   28.1 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   10 02 15.7   +16 24 15     2.373    1.902   50.6   23.9   294   28.1 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   10 04 20.8   +16 14 31     2.361    1.899   51.0   24.1   294   28.1 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   10 06 25.9   +16 04 42     2.348    1.895   51.5   24.3   294   28.1 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   10 08 31.0   +15 54 50     2.336    1.891   51.9   24.5   294   28.1 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   10 10 36.1   +15 44 55     2.323    1.888   52.4   24.7   294   28.1 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   10 12 41.3   +15 34 55     2.310    1.884   52.9   25.0   294   28.0 

    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.