2019 RJ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Jun 2026	32.6	3.353 AU	2.745 AU	14h13m	-12°57'	118.6°	15.4°

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 RJ1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6122259
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4715937
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.21314
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 213.86100
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 168.84466
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 207.10788
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 202.70810
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.23469
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.89            
        

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
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   14 13 36.7   -12 57 46     2.745    3.353  118.6   15.4   110   32.6 
2026-06-29 19:59 UT   14 13 24.9   -12 56 43     2.753    3.349  117.8   15.6   110   32.6 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   14 13 22.6   -12 56 31     2.754    3.349  117.6   15.6   110   32.6 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   14 13 09.8   -12 55 23     2.764    3.345  116.6   15.8   110   32.6 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   14 12 58.2   -12 54 21     2.773    3.341  115.6   15.9   110   32.6 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   14 12 48.0   -12 53 25     2.783    3.336  114.6   16.1   110   32.6 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   14 12 39.0   -12 52 36     2.792    3.332  113.6   16.2   110   32.6 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   14 12 31.2   -12 51 54     2.802    3.328  112.6   16.4   110   32.6 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   14 12 24.8   -12 51 18     2.812    3.324  111.6   16.5   110   32.6 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   14 12 19.5   -12 50 49     2.822    3.320  110.7   16.6   110   32.6 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   14 12 15.6   -12 50 27     2.832    3.316  109.7   16.8   110   32.7 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   14 12 12.9   -12 50 11     2.842    3.312  108.7   16.9   110   32.7 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   14 12 11.4   -12 50 02     2.853    3.308  107.8   17.0   110   32.7 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   14 12 11.2   -12 49 59     2.863    3.303  106.8   17.1   110   32.7 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   14 12 12.2   -12 50 02     2.873    3.299  105.9   17.2   110   32.7 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   14 12 14.4   -12 50 12     2.884    3.295  104.9   17.3   110   32.7 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   14 12 17.9   -12 50 28     2.894    3.291  104.0   17.4   110   32.7 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   14 12 22.5   -12 50 51     2.904    3.287  103.0   17.5   110   32.7 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   14 12 28.4   -12 51 20     2.915    3.282  102.1   17.6   110   32.7 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   14 12 35.5   -12 51 55     2.926    3.278  101.2   17.7   110   32.7 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   14 12 43.8   -12 52 36     2.936    3.274  100.3   17.8   110   32.7 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   14 12 53.3   -12 53 24     2.947    3.269   99.4   17.9   110   32.7 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   14 13 03.9   -12 54 17     2.957    3.265   98.5   17.9   109   32.8 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   14 13 15.7   -12 55 17     2.968    3.261   97.5   18.0   109   32.8 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   14 13 28.6   -12 56 22     2.979    3.256   96.6   18.1   109   32.8 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   14 13 42.7   -12 57 34     2.989    3.252   95.8   18.1   109   32.8 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   14 13 57.9   -12 58 51     3.000    3.248   94.9   18.2   109   32.8 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   14 14 14.2   -13 00 13     3.011    3.243   94.0   18.2   109   32.8 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   14 14 31.7   -13 01 41     3.021    3.239   93.1   18.2   109   32.8 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   14 14 50.2   -13 03 15     3.032    3.235   92.2   18.3   109   32.8 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   14 15 09.8   -13 04 55     3.043    3.230   91.4   18.3   109   32.8 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   14 15 30.5   -13 06 39     3.053    3.226   90.5   18.3   109   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.