2019 RG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jun 2026	31.8	2.721 AU	1.886 AU	20h15m	-27°58'	137.4°	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
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   20 15 43.2   -27 58 42     1.886    2.721  137.4   14.6   266   31.8 
2026-06-09 01:01 UT   20 15 41.3   -27 58 53     1.885    2.721  137.4   14.6   266   31.8 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   20 14 58.8   -28 03 13     1.872    2.717  138.5   14.3   266   31.7 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   20 14 12.2   -28 07 49     1.858    2.712  139.6   14.0   267   31.7 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   20 13 23.3   -28 12 29     1.845    2.708  140.7   13.7   267   31.7 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   20 12 32.2   -28 17 13     1.831    2.703  141.8   13.4   268   31.7 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   20 11 38.7   -28 22 00     1.818    2.699  142.9   13.1   268   31.6 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   20 10 43.0   -28 26 51     1.805    2.695  144.1   12.8   269   31.6 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   20 09 45.0   -28 31 45     1.793    2.690  145.2   12.4   270   31.6 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   20 08 44.7   -28 36 42     1.780    2.685  146.4   12.1   270   31.5 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   20 07 42.2   -28 41 41     1.768    2.681  147.5   11.7   271   31.5 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   20 06 37.4   -28 46 42     1.756    2.676  148.7   11.4   272   31.5 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   20 05 30.3   -28 51 44     1.744    2.672  149.8   11.0   273   31.4 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   20 04 21.0   -28 56 48     1.733    2.667  151.0   10.7   273   31.4 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   20 03 09.5   -29 01 52     1.721    2.662  152.1   10.3   274   31.4 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   20 01 55.8   -29 06 57     1.710    2.658  153.3    9.9   275   31.3 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   20 00 39.9   -29 12 01     1.700    2.653  154.5    9.5   277   31.3 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   19 59 21.8   -29 17 05     1.689    2.648  155.6    9.1   278   31.3 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   19 58 01.7   -29 22 08     1.679    2.643  156.8    8.7   279   31.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   19 56 39.4   -29 27 09     1.669    2.639  158.0    8.3   281   31.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   19 55 15.1   -29 32 08     1.659    2.634  159.1    7.9   282   31.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   19 53 48.8   -29 37 05     1.650    2.629  160.3    7.5   284   31.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   19 52 20.5   -29 41 59     1.641    2.624  161.4    7.1   286   31.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   19 50 50.3   -29 46 49     1.632    2.619  162.5    6.7   288   31.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   19 49 18.3   -29 51 35     1.623    2.614  163.6    6.3   291   31.0 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   19 47 44.4   -29 56 17     1.615    2.609  164.7    5.9   293   31.0 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   19 46 08.8   -30 00 54     1.607    2.604  165.8    5.5   297   31.0 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   19 44 31.5   -30 05 25     1.599    2.599  166.8    5.1   300   30.9 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   19 42 52.6   -30 09 51     1.592    2.594  167.7    4.8   305   30.9 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   19 41 12.1   -30 14 09     1.585    2.589  168.6    4.4   310   30.9 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   19 39 30.2   -30 18 21     1.578    2.584  169.4    4.1   315   30.8 

    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.