2019 RG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Dec 2025	33.1	3.106 AU	4.084 AU	17h40m	-28°06'	5.5°	1.7°

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 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
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   17 40 37.9   -28 06 10     4.084    3.106    5.5    1.7   151   33.1 
2025-12-15 08:34 UT   17 41 08.8   -28 06 21     4.085    3.106    5.4    1.7   153   33.1 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   17 42 04.5   -28 06 39     4.085    3.106    5.2    1.6   158   33.1 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   17 43 31.2   -28 07 06     4.085    3.106    4.9    1.6   165   33.1 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   17 44 57.9   -28 07 30     4.085    3.105    4.8    1.5   173   33.1 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   17 46 24.6   -28 07 53     4.085    3.105    4.7    1.5   181   33.1 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   17 47 51.3   -28 08 13     4.084    3.105    4.8    1.5   189   33.1 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   17 49 18.0   -28 08 31     4.084    3.105    4.9    1.6   197   33.1 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   17 50 44.8   -28 08 47     4.083    3.104    5.2    1.6   205   33.1 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   17 52 11.6   -28 09 01     4.082    3.104    5.5    1.7   211   33.1 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   17 53 38.3   -28 09 12     4.080    3.104    5.9    1.9   217   33.1 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   17 55 05.1   -28 09 22     4.079    3.103    6.3    2.0   222   33.1 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   17 56 31.8   -28 09 29     4.077    3.103    6.8    2.1   226   33.2 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   17 57 58.5   -28 09 34     4.075    3.102    7.3    2.3   230   33.2 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   17 59 25.2   -28 09 37     4.073    3.102    7.8    2.5   233   33.2 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   18 00 51.8   -28 09 37     4.071    3.101    8.4    2.7   236   33.2 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   18 02 18.4   -28 09 36     4.068    3.101    9.0    2.8   238   33.2 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   18 03 45.0   -28 09 32     4.065    3.100    9.6    3.0   240   33.2 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   18 05 11.5   -28 09 26     4.063    3.100   10.2    3.2   242   33.2 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   18 06 38.0   -28 09 18     4.059    3.099   10.8    3.4   244   33.2 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   18 08 04.4   -28 09 08     4.056    3.099   11.5    3.6   245   33.2 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   18 09 30.7   -28 08 56     4.052    3.098   12.1    3.8   246   33.2 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   18 10 57.0   -28 08 41     4.049    3.097   12.8    4.0   247   33.3 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   18 12 23.2   -28 08 25     4.045    3.097   13.4    4.2   248   33.3 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   18 13 49.3   -28 08 06     4.041    3.096   14.1    4.4   249   33.3 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   18 15 15.3   -28 07 45     4.036    3.095   14.7    4.6   250   33.3 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   18 16 41.3   -28 07 22     4.032    3.094   15.4    4.8   251   33.3 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   18 18 07.2   -28 06 57     4.027    3.094   16.1    5.0   251   33.3 

    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.