2015 RN35
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Feb 2026	26.6	1.465 AU	2.411 AU	21h18m	-15°40'	12.9°	8.7°

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 2015 RN35 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3473878
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4746322
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.23432
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 148.00612
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 269.67350
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 241.48848
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 237.67962
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.23432
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.79            
        

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
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   21 18 02.0   -15 40 21     2.411    1.465   12.9    8.7   253   26.6 
2026-02-19 13:26 UT   21 19 40.0   -15 32 52     2.408    1.462   13.1    8.8   252   26.6 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   21 20 57.1   -15 26 57     2.405    1.460   13.2    8.9   252   26.6 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   21 23 52.6   -15 13 22     2.398    1.455   13.4    9.1   252   26.6 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   21 26 48.3   -14 59 36     2.392    1.450   13.7    9.3   252   26.6 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   21 29 44.4   -14 45 37     2.385    1.445   14.0    9.5   252   26.6 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   21 32 40.8   -14 31 27     2.378    1.440   14.2    9.7   252   26.5 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   21 35 37.5   -14 17 05     2.371    1.435   14.5    9.9   251   26.5 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   21 38 34.6   -14 02 32     2.365    1.430   14.7   10.1   251   26.5 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   21 41 31.9   -13 47 47     2.358    1.424   15.0   10.4   251   26.5 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   21 44 29.7   -13 32 50     2.351    1.419   15.2   10.6   251   26.5 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   21 47 27.7   -13 17 42     2.344    1.414   15.5   10.8   251   26.5 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   21 50 26.2   -13 02 22     2.338    1.409   15.7   11.0   250   26.5 

    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.