2020 YG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Mar 2026	30.8	3.744 AU	3.138 AU	14h27m	-14°32'	120.8°	13.1°

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 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
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   14 27 16.9   -14 32 47     3.138    3.744  120.8   13.1   289   30.8 
2026-03-01 12:47 UT   14 27 08.0   -14 32 01     3.133    3.746  121.4   13.0   289   30.8 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   14 26 59.9   -14 31 19     3.127    3.747  121.9   13.0   289   30.8 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   14 26 41.7   -14 29 45     3.117    3.750  123.0   12.8   289   30.8 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   14 26 22.3   -14 28 05     3.106    3.753  124.1   12.6   289   30.8 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   14 26 01.7   -14 26 19     3.096    3.755  125.2   12.5   289   30.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   14 25 39.9   -14 24 27     3.085    3.758  126.3   12.3   289   30.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   14 25 16.9   -14 22 29     3.075    3.761  127.4   12.1   289   30.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   14 24 52.8   -14 20 25     3.065    3.764  128.5   11.9   289   30.8 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   14 24 27.5   -14 18 15     3.056    3.767  129.6   11.7   289   30.7 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   14 24 01.1   -14 15 59     3.046    3.769  130.7   11.5   289   30.7 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   14 23 33.5   -14 13 37     3.037    3.772  131.8   11.3   289   30.7 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   14 23 04.8   -14 11 09     3.027    3.775  132.9   11.1   289   30.7 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   14 22 34.9   -14 08 36     3.018    3.778  134.1   10.9   289   30.7 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   14 22 04.0   -14 05 56     3.010    3.780  135.2   10.7   289   30.7 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   14 21 31.9   -14 03 11     3.001    3.783  136.3   10.5   289   30.7 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   14 20 58.8   -14 00 20     2.993    3.786  137.5   10.2   289   30.7 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   14 20 24.5   -13 57 23     2.984    3.788  138.6   10.0   289   30.6 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   14 19 49.3   -13 54 20     2.976    3.791  139.7    9.8   289   30.6 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   14 19 13.0   -13 51 12     2.969    3.794  140.9    9.5   289   30.6 
2026-03-20 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 

    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.