2019 RG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Feb 2026	33.4	3.030 AU	3.561 AU	19h24m	-27°12'	50.5°	14.6°

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 2019 RG2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7125848
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8142104
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.34574
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 345.76826
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 99.92846
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 173.89406
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 265.75670
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.25032
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.44            
        

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
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   19 24 07.4   -27 12 40     3.561    3.030   50.5   14.6   258   33.4 
2026-02-28 13:31 UT   19 24 48.6   -27 11 48     3.553    3.029   50.9   14.7   258   33.4 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   19 25 20.4   -27 11 08     3.547    3.028   51.3   14.8   258   33.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   19 26 32.9   -27 09 35     3.534    3.026   52.0   15.0   257   33.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   19 27 45.0   -27 08 03     3.520    3.024   52.7   15.1   257   33.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   19 28 56.7   -27 06 30     3.506    3.022   53.5   15.3   257   33.4 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   19 30 07.8   -27 04 57     3.491    3.020   54.2   15.4   257   33.4 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   19 31 18.6   -27 03 24     3.477    3.018   54.9   15.6   257   33.4 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   19 32 28.8   -27 01 52     3.463    3.016   55.7   15.8   257   33.4 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   19 33 38.6   -27 00 19     3.448    3.014   56.4   15.9   257   33.3 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   19 34 47.9   -26 58 47     3.433    3.012   57.1   16.1   257   33.3 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   19 35 56.7   -26 57 15     3.418    3.010   57.9   16.2   257   33.3 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   19 37 05.0   -26 55 43     3.403    3.008   58.6   16.4   257   33.3 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   19 38 12.7   -26 54 12     3.388    3.006   59.4   16.5   257   33.3 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   19 39 20.0   -26 52 41     3.373    3.004   60.1   16.7   257   33.3 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   19 40 26.7   -26 51 11     3.358    3.001   60.8   16.8   257   33.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   19 41 32.9   -26 49 41     3.342    2.999   61.6   17.0   257   33.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   19 42 38.5   -26 48 12     3.327    2.997   62.3   17.1   257   33.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   19 43 43.5   -26 46 44     3.311    2.995   63.1   17.2   257   33.3 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   19 44 47.9   -26 45 17     3.295    2.993   63.8   17.4   257   33.3 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   19 45 51.8   -26 43 51     3.279    2.990   64.6   17.5   257   33.3 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   19 46 55.1   -26 42 26     3.263    2.988   65.3   17.6   257   33.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   19 47 57.7   -26 41 02     3.247    2.986   66.1   17.8   257   33.3 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   19 48 59.7   -26 39 40     3.231    2.983   66.9   17.9   257   33.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   19 50 01.1   -26 38 18     3.214    2.981   67.6   18.0   257   33.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   19 51 01.8   -26 36 58     3.198    2.979   68.4   18.1   257   33.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   19 52 01.9   -26 35 40     3.182    2.976   69.1   18.2   257   33.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   19 53 01.3   -26 34 22     3.165    2.974   69.9   18.4   257   33.2 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 54 00.0   -26 33 07     3.148    2.971   70.7   18.5   257   33.2 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 54 58.1   -26 31 53     3.132    2.969   71.4   18.6   257   33.2 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 55 55.4   -26 30 41     3.115    2.966   72.2   18.7   257   33.2 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 56 52.0   -26 29 31     3.098    2.964   73.0   18.8   257   33.2 

    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.