2020 RV2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 May 2026	28.0	1.706 AU	0.979 AU	10h58m	+08°59'	118.3°	31.3°

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 2020 RV2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2644860
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3800148
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.49150
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 171.79063
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 222.49679
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 46.35176
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 214.23440
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.35788
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.62            
        

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
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   10 58 57.6   +08 59 01     0.979    1.706  118.3   31.3   114   28.0 
2026-05-05 23:57 UT   10 59 28.2   +08 56 53     0.989    1.708  117.5   31.6   114   28.0 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   10 59 28.3   +08 56 53     0.989    1.708  117.5   31.6   114   28.0 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   11 00 00.9   +08 54 30     1.000    1.709  116.6   31.8   114   28.0 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   11 00 35.4   +08 51 54     1.010    1.711  115.8   32.1   114   28.0 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   11 01 11.8   +08 49 03     1.020    1.712  115.0   32.3   114   28.1 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   11 01 50.1   +08 45 58     1.031    1.713  114.2   32.5   114   28.1 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   11 02 30.1   +08 42 41     1.041    1.714  113.4   32.7   114   28.1 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   11 03 11.9   +08 39 10     1.052    1.716  112.6   32.9   114   28.2 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   11 03 55.4   +08 35 27     1.062    1.717  111.9   33.1   114   28.2 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   11 04 40.6   +08 31 31     1.073    1.718  111.1   33.3   114   28.2 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   11 05 27.4   +08 27 22     1.083    1.719  110.3   33.5   114   28.2 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   11 06 15.9   +08 23 02     1.094    1.720  109.6   33.6   114   28.3 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   11 07 05.9   +08 18 30     1.104    1.721  108.8   33.8   114   28.3 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   11 07 57.4   +08 13 46     1.115    1.723  108.1   33.9   114   28.3 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   11 08 50.5   +08 08 51     1.126    1.724  107.4   34.1   114   28.4 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 09 45.0   +08 03 45     1.137    1.725  106.6   34.2   114   28.4 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 10 40.9   +07 58 28     1.147    1.726  105.9   34.3   114   28.4 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 11 38.2   +07 53 01     1.158    1.727  105.2   34.4   114   28.4 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   11 12 36.9   +07 47 24     1.169    1.728  104.5   34.6   114   28.5 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   11 13 36.9   +07 41 36     1.180    1.729  103.8   34.7   114   28.5 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   11 14 38.1   +07 35 39     1.190    1.729  103.1   34.8   114   28.5 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   11 15 40.7   +07 29 32     1.201    1.730  102.5   34.9   114   28.5 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   11 16 44.4   +07 23 16     1.212    1.731  101.8   35.0   114   28.6 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   11 17 49.3   +07 16 51     1.223    1.732  101.1   35.0   114   28.6 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 18 55.3   +07 10 17     1.234    1.733  100.4   35.1   114   28.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 20 02.5   +07 03 35     1.245    1.734   99.8   35.2   114   28.6 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 21 10.8   +06 56 44     1.255    1.734   99.1   35.2   114   28.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 22 20.1   +06 49 45     1.266    1.735   98.5   35.3   114   28.7 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   11 23 30.5   +06 42 37     1.277    1.736   97.8   35.4   113   28.7 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   11 24 41.8   +06 35 22     1.288    1.736   97.2   35.4   113   28.7 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   11 25 54.2   +06 27 59     1.299    1.737   96.6   35.5   113   28.7 

    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.