2020 YG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Feb 2026	31.1	3.659 AU	3.480 AU	14h27m	-14°34'	92.6°	15.6°

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
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   14 27 14.9   -14 34 48     3.480    3.659   92.6   15.6   289   31.1 
2026-02-01 07:18 UT   14 27 19.7   -14 35 10     3.476    3.660   92.8   15.6   289   31.1 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   14 27 30.2   -14 35 58     3.468    3.662   93.5   15.6   289   31.1 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   14 27 44.4   -14 37 03     3.455    3.666   94.5   15.5   289   31.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   14 27 57.5   -14 38 02     3.442    3.669   95.4   15.5   289   31.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   14 28 09.6   -14 38 57     3.429    3.672   96.4   15.5   289   31.1 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   14 28 20.6   -14 39 46     3.416    3.675   97.3   15.4   288   31.1 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   14 28 30.5   -14 40 30     3.404    3.678   98.3   15.4   288   31.1 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   14 28 39.3   -14 41 08     3.391    3.681   99.3   15.3   288   31.1 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   14 28 47.0   -14 41 41     3.378    3.684  100.3   15.3   288   31.0 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   14 28 53.6   -14 42 09     3.366    3.688  101.3   15.2   288   31.0 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   14 28 59.1   -14 42 31     3.353    3.691  102.2   15.1   288   31.0 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   14 29 03.4   -14 42 47     3.340    3.694  103.2   15.1   288   31.0 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   14 29 06.6   -14 42 58     3.328    3.697  104.2   15.0   288   31.0 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   14 29 08.7   -14 43 03     3.315    3.700  105.2   14.9   288   31.0 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   14 29 09.5   -14 43 03     3.303    3.703  106.2   14.8   288   31.0 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   14 29 09.2   -14 42 57     3.291    3.706  107.3   14.7   288   31.0 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   14 29 07.8   -14 42 45     3.278    3.709  108.3   14.7   288   31.0 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   14 29 05.1   -14 42 27     3.266    3.712  109.3   14.6   288   31.0 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   14 29 01.3   -14 42 04     3.254    3.715  110.3   14.4   288   31.0 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   14 28 56.2   -14 41 35     3.242    3.718  111.4   14.3   288   30.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   14 28 50.0   -14 40 60     3.230    3.721  112.4   14.2   288   30.9 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   14 28 42.6   -14 40 19     3.218    3.724  113.4   14.1   288   30.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   14 28 33.9   -14 39 32     3.206    3.727  114.5   14.0   288   30.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   14 28 24.1   -14 38 39     3.195    3.730  115.5   13.9   288   30.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   14 28 13.0   -14 37 41     3.183    3.733  116.6   13.7   288   30.9 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   14 28 00.8   -14 36 36     3.172    3.736  117.6   13.6   289   30.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   14 27 47.4   -14 35 26     3.161    3.738  118.7   13.4   289   30.9 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   14 27 32.7   -14 34 09     3.149    3.741  119.8   13.3   289   30.9 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   14 27 16.9   -14 32 47     3.138    3.744  120.8   13.1   289   30.8 
2026-03-02 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 

    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.