2022 YG is a near-Earth asteroid and a potential quasi-satellite of Earth, discovered by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov at Nauchnyi, Crimea on 15 December 2022. It has an estimated diameter of 16–30 meters, given H of 26.7, and an albedo 4-15%. Its closest approach to Earth was on 22 December 2022, at a distance of 0.0163 AU.

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External links New Quasi-satellite 2022 YG – Animation of 2022 YG's orbit in a rotating reference frame with respect to Earth from 1900–2207, YouTube, 17 December 2022