2019 RG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Mar 2026	33.2	2.964 AU	3.098 AU	19h56m	-26°29'	73.0°	18.8°

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
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 56 52.0   -26 29 31     3.098    2.964   73.0   18.8   257   33.2 
2026-03-30 22:03 UT   19 57 43.4   -26 28 28     3.082    2.961   73.7   18.9   257   33.2 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 57 48.0   -26 28 23     3.081    2.961   73.8   18.9   257   33.2 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   19 58 43.2   -26 27 17     3.064    2.958   74.5   19.0   257   33.2 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   19 59 37.6   -26 26 12     3.047    2.956   75.3   19.1   257   33.1 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   20 00 31.3   -26 25 11     3.030    2.953   76.1   19.2   257   33.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   20 01 24.2   -26 24 11     3.012    2.951   76.9   19.3   257   33.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   20 02 16.4   -26 23 14     2.995    2.948   77.7   19.4   257   33.1 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   20 03 07.8   -26 22 19     2.978    2.945   78.5   19.4   257   33.1 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   20 03 58.3   -26 21 26     2.960    2.942   79.2   19.5   257   33.1 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   20 04 48.0   -26 20 37     2.943    2.940   80.0   19.6   257   33.1 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   20 05 36.9   -26 19 50     2.925    2.937   80.8   19.7   257   33.1 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   20 06 24.9   -26 19 06     2.907    2.934   81.6   19.7   257   33.0 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   20 07 12.1   -26 18 25     2.890    2.931   82.4   19.8   257   33.0 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   20 07 58.4   -26 17 47     2.872    2.928   83.2   19.9   257   33.0 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   20 08 43.7   -26 17 12     2.854    2.926   84.1   19.9   257   33.0 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   20 09 28.2   -26 16 41     2.837    2.923   84.9   20.0   257   33.0 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   20 10 11.7   -26 16 13     2.819    2.920   85.7   20.0   257   33.0 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   20 10 54.2   -26 15 48     2.801    2.917   86.5   20.1   257   33.0 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   20 11 35.8   -26 15 27     2.783    2.914   87.3   20.1   257   32.9 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   20 12 16.4   -26 15 10     2.765    2.911   88.1   20.2   257   32.9 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   20 12 55.9   -26 14 56     2.747    2.908   89.0   20.2   257   32.9 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   20 13 34.4   -26 14 46     2.729    2.905   89.8   20.2   257   32.9 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   20 14 11.9   -26 14 41     2.711    2.902   90.6   20.3   257   32.9 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   20 14 48.3   -26 14 39     2.693    2.899   91.5   20.3   257   32.9 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   20 15 23.6   -26 14 42     2.675    2.896   92.3   20.3   257   32.9 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   20 15 57.8   -26 14 48     2.657    2.892   93.2   20.3   257   32.8 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   20 16 30.9   -26 14 60     2.639    2.889   94.0   20.3   257   32.8 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   20 17 02.9   -26 15 15     2.621    2.886   94.9   20.3   258   32.8 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   20 17 33.7   -26 15 36     2.603    2.883   95.7   20.3   258   32.8 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   20 18 03.3   -26 16 00     2.585    2.880   96.6   20.3   258   32.8 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   20 18 31.8   -26 16 30     2.567    2.876   97.4   20.3   258   32.8 

    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.