2020 YG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 May 2026	30.6	3.922 AU	2.998 AU	13h33m	-09°40'	152.4°	6.8°

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
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   13 33 58.1   -09 40 44     2.998    3.922  152.4    6.8   112   30.6 
2026-05-14 12:31 UT   13 33 36.5   -09 38 37     3.003    3.923  151.8    7.0   112   30.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   13 33 16.9   -09 36 41     3.007    3.924  151.3    7.1   112   30.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   13 32 36.5   -09 32 43     3.016    3.926  150.1    7.4   112   30.6 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   13 31 57.1   -09 28 50     3.026    3.927  149.0    7.6   112   30.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   13 31 18.5   -09 25 02     3.036    3.929  147.9    7.9   112   30.7 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   13 30 40.9   -09 21 19     3.046    3.931  146.7    8.1   112   30.7 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   13 30 04.2   -09 17 41     3.056    3.933  145.6    8.4   112   30.7 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   13 29 28.4   -09 14 08     3.067    3.935  144.5    8.6   112   30.7 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   13 28 53.6   -09 10 41     3.078    3.937  143.4    8.8   112   30.7 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   13 28 19.8   -09 07 19     3.089    3.939  142.3    9.0   112   30.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   13 27 46.9   -09 04 03     3.100    3.941  141.2    9.3   112   30.8 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   13 27 15.1   -09 00 52     3.112    3.942  140.1    9.5   112   30.8 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   13 26 44.3   -08 57 48     3.124    3.944  139.0    9.7   112   30.8 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   13 26 14.4   -08 54 49     3.136    3.946  137.9    9.9   112   30.8 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   13 25 45.6   -08 51 56     3.148    3.948  136.8   10.1   112   30.9 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   13 25 17.8   -08 49 09     3.160    3.950  135.7   10.3   112   30.9 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   13 24 51.1   -08 46 28     3.173    3.951  134.6   10.5   112   30.9 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   13 24 25.4   -08 43 53     3.186    3.953  133.5   10.7   112   30.9 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   13 24 00.7   -08 41 24     3.199    3.955  132.5   10.9   112   30.9 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   13 23 37.0   -08 39 01     3.212    3.957  131.4   11.1   112   30.9 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   13 23 14.4   -08 36 44     3.225    3.958  130.4   11.3   112   31.0 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   13 22 52.9   -08 34 33     3.239    3.960  129.3   11.4   112   31.0 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   13 22 32.4   -08 32 29     3.253    3.962  128.3   11.6   112   31.0 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   13 22 12.9   -08 30 30     3.267    3.963  127.2   11.8   112   31.0 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   13 21 54.5   -08 28 38     3.281    3.965  126.2   11.9   112   31.0 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   13 21 37.1   -08 26 52     3.295    3.967  125.1   12.1   112   31.0 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   13 21 20.8   -08 25 12     3.309    3.968  124.1   12.2   112   31.1 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   13 21 05.5   -08 23 39     3.324    3.970  123.1   12.4   112   31.1 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   13 20 51.3   -08 22 12     3.338    3.972  122.1   12.5   112   31.1 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   13 20 38.1   -08 20 51     3.353    3.973  121.1   12.6   112   31.1 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   13 20 26.0   -08 19 36     3.368    3.975  120.0   12.8   112   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.