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Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1

Below the horizon.  Rise: 2:41 | Tran: 8:45 | Set: 14:51
Alt: -31.05°   Az: 323.23°   Direction: North-West
Please note: this information pertains to a Near-Earth Object (NEO). During close approaches, our current computational model is not able to provide an accurate position, due to the high speeds of these objects. We plan to refine our algorithms to improve accuracy in the future. JPL Horizons can compute precise positions in these situations.

Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 is in the constellation of Pisces, at a distance of 279,068,454.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 23h 27m 45s and the Declination is +01° 21’ 53” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 is 30.46 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 in Pisces on May, 17 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 in Pisces on May, 17 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 27m 45s
+01° 21’ 53”
09h 56m 34s
09h 24m 19s

J2000

23h 26m 27s
+01° 13’ 29”

Additional Information

Pisces
30.46

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.8°
Max altitude: 39.8°
Azimuth: 271.3°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 from Earth is currently 279,068,454.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.8654573938 Astronomical Units. Light takes 15m 30.872s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 and arrive to us.

279,068,454.0
1.8654573938
15m 30.872s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.

Closest Approach

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 to Earth happens on Tue Apr 5 2033 at a distance of 0.006218 Astronomical Units, or 930,127 kilometers:

Tue Apr 5 2033
930,127
0.006218

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 at epoch 12 September 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460200.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.40943737
Orbit inclination i 5.96687791°
Perihelion distance q 0.75469457 AU
112,900,701 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.80115483 AU
269,448,928 km
Semi-major axis a 1.27792470 AU
191,174,814 km
Orbital period period 1.4447 years
527.6626 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2022-Dec-30 15:08:05
2,459,944.1306 JD
Next perihelion transit 2024-Jun-10 07:02
2,460,471.7932 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 278.98844858952°
Longitude of the ascending node node 195.56399425219°
Mean anomaly M 174.90907437925°
Mean motion n 0.68225414°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 10 23h 12m 06s -00° 19’ 35” 30.55 Pisces
2025 May 11 23h 14m 07s -00° 06’ 34” 30.54 Pisces
2025 May 12 23h 16m 08s +00° 06’ 28” 30.53 Pisces
2025 May 13 23h 18m 09s +00° 19’ 32” 30.52 Pisces
2025 May 14 23h 20m 10s +00° 32’ 38” 30.51 Pisces
2025 May 15 23h 22m 12s +00° 45’ 46” 30.50 Pisces
2025 May 16 23h 24m 14s +00° 58’ 56” 30.49 Pisces
2025 May 17 23h 26m 15s +01° 12’ 08” 30.47 Pisces
2025 May 18 23h 28m 17s +01° 25’ 21” 30.46 Pisces
2025 May 19 23h 30m 20s +01° 38’ 37” 30.45 Pisces
2025 May 20 23h 32m 22s +01° 51’ 54” 30.44 Pisces
2025 May 21 23h 34m 25s +02° 05’ 13” 30.42 Pisces
2025 May 22 23h 36m 28s +02° 18’ 33” 30.41 Pisces
2025 May 23 23h 38m 31s +02° 31’ 55” 30.40 Pisces

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