2020 YG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Jan 2026	31.2	3.557 AU	3.845 AU	14h12m	-13°22'	65.8°	14.6°

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 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
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   14 12 27.7   -13 22 30     3.845    3.557   65.8   14.6   289   31.2 
2026-01-02 03:12 UT   14 12 33.3   -13 22 58     3.843    3.557   65.9   14.6   289   31.2 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   14 13 09.0   -13 25 59     3.834    3.560   66.6   14.7   289   31.2 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   14 13 49.6   -13 29 24     3.823    3.564   67.5   14.8   289   31.2 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   14 14 29.5   -13 32 45     3.812    3.568   68.3   14.8   289   31.2 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   14 15 08.6   -13 36 01     3.800    3.571   69.2   14.9   289   31.2 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   14 15 47.0   -13 39 14     3.789    3.575   70.0   15.0   289   31.2 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   14 16 24.7   -13 42 22     3.777    3.578   70.9   15.1   289   31.2 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   14 17 01.7   -13 45 26     3.766    3.582   71.8   15.1   289   31.2 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   14 17 37.8   -13 48 26     3.754    3.585   72.6   15.2   289   31.2 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   14 18 13.2   -13 51 21     3.742    3.589   73.5   15.2   289   31.2 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   14 18 47.8   -13 54 12     3.730    3.592   74.4   15.3   289   31.2 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   14 19 21.6   -13 56 58     3.718    3.596   75.2   15.3   289   31.2 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   14 19 54.6   -13 59 40     3.706    3.599   76.1   15.4   289   31.2 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   14 20 26.8   -14 02 18     3.694    3.603   77.0   15.4   289   31.2 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   14 20 58.1   -14 04 51     3.682    3.606   77.9   15.5   289   31.2 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   14 21 28.6   -14 07 19     3.670    3.610   78.8   15.5   289   31.2 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   14 21 58.2   -14 09 43     3.657    3.613   79.7   15.5   289   31.2 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   14 22 26.9   -14 12 02     3.645    3.616   80.6   15.6   289   31.2 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   14 22 54.7   -14 14 16     3.632    3.620   81.5   15.6   289   31.2 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   14 23 21.6   -14 16 25     3.620    3.623   82.4   15.6   289   31.2 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   14 23 47.6   -14 18 30     3.607    3.626   83.3   15.6   289   31.2 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   14 24 12.7   -14 20 30     3.595    3.630   84.2   15.7   289   31.2 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   14 24 36.8   -14 22 25     3.582    3.633   85.1   15.7   289   31.2 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   14 25 00.0   -14 24 15     3.570    3.636   86.0   15.7   289   31.2 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   14 25 22.3   -14 26 01     3.557    3.640   86.9   15.7   289   31.1 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   14 25 43.5   -14 27 41     3.544    3.643   87.9   15.7   289   31.1 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   14 26 03.8   -14 29 16     3.531    3.646   88.8   15.7   289   31.1 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   14 26 23.1   -14 30 47     3.519    3.649   89.7   15.7   289   31.1 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   14 26 41.4   -14 32 12     3.506    3.653   90.7   15.6   289   31.1 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   14 26 58.7   -14 33 32     3.493    3.656   91.6   15.6   289   31.1 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   14 27 14.9   -14 34 48     3.480    3.659   92.6   15.6   289   31.1 

    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.