2020 YG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Sep 2026	31.8	4.077 AU	4.838 AU	14h04m	-12°28'	36.7°	8.5°

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)                : 0.6318030
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5045367
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.71891
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 204.90571
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 199.97092
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 143.94016
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 224.87518
            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
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   14 04 48.3   -12 28 16     4.838    4.077   36.7    8.5   110   31.8 
2026-09-20 13:53 UT   14 05 18.6   -12 30 55     4.844    4.077   36.2    8.4   110   31.8 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   14 05 40.7   -12 32 52     4.848    4.077   35.9    8.3   110   31.8 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   14 06 33.5   -12 37 28     4.857    4.078   35.2    8.2   110   31.8 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   14 07 26.5   -12 42 05     4.867    4.078   34.4    8.0   109   31.8 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   14 08 19.7   -12 46 43     4.876    4.079   33.7    7.8   109   31.8 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   14 09 13.3   -12 51 21     4.885    4.079   32.9    7.7   109   31.8 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   14 10 07.1   -12 56 00     4.893    4.080   32.2    7.5   109   31.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   14 11 01.1   -13 00 39     4.902    4.080   31.4    7.4   109   31.8 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   14 11 55.5   -13 05 19     4.910    4.080   30.7    7.2   109   31.8 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   14 12 50.0   -13 09 59     4.918    4.081   29.9    7.0   109   31.8 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   14 13 44.9   -13 14 39     4.926    4.081   29.2    6.9   109   31.8 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   14 14 39.9   -13 19 20     4.934    4.082   28.4    6.7   109   31.8 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   14 15 35.2   -13 24 01     4.942    4.082   27.7    6.5   109   31.8 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   14 16 30.8   -13 28 42     4.949    4.082   27.0    6.4   109   31.7 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   14 17 26.5   -13 33 24     4.956    4.083   26.2    6.2   109   31.7 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   14 18 22.6   -13 38 05     4.963    4.083   25.5    6.0   109   31.7 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   14 19 18.8   -13 42 47     4.970    4.083   24.7    5.9   109   31.7 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   14 20 15.2   -13 47 29     4.977    4.083   24.0    5.7   109   31.7 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   14 21 11.9   -13 52 11     4.983    4.084   23.2    5.5   109   31.7 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   14 22 08.8   -13 56 53     4.989    4.084   22.5    5.4   108   31.7 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   14 23 05.9   -14 01 35     4.995    4.084   21.7    5.2   108   31.7 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   14 24 03.1   -14 06 16     5.001    4.084   21.0    5.0   108   31.7 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   14 25 00.6   -14 10 58     5.007    4.085   20.3    4.9   108   31.7 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   14 25 58.3   -14 15 39     5.012    4.085   19.5    4.7   108   31.7 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   14 26 56.1   -14 20 21     5.017    4.085   18.8    4.5   108   31.7 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   14 27 54.1   -14 25 02     5.022    4.085   18.0    4.3   108   31.7 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   14 28 52.3   -14 29 42     5.027    4.085   17.3    4.2   108   31.7 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   14 29 50.6   -14 34 23     5.031    4.086   16.5    4.0   108   31.7 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   14 30 49.1   -14 39 03     5.036    4.086   15.8    3.8   108   31.7 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   14 31 47.8   -14 43 42     5.040    4.086   15.0    3.6   108   31.6 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   14 32 46.6   -14 48 21     5.044    4.086   14.3    3.5   107   31.6 

    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.