2020 RV2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jan 2026	27.1	1.434 AU	0.715 AU	12h19m	-05°11'	114.1°	38.8°

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 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
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   12 19 05.7   -05 11 11     0.715    1.434  114.1   38.8   295   27.1 
2026-01-21 09:04 UT   12 19 14.7   -05 11 17     0.713    1.435  114.5   38.6   295   27.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   12 19 28.5   -05 11 20     0.711    1.437  115.0   38.3   295   27.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   12 19 48.1   -05 11 06     0.706    1.441  116.0   37.9   295   27.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   12 20 04.7   -05 10 29     0.701    1.445  116.9   37.4   295   27.0 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   12 20 18.2   -05 09 28     0.697    1.448  117.9   36.9   295   27.0 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   12 20 28.4   -05 08 04     0.692    1.452  118.9   36.4   295   27.0 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   12 20 35.5   -05 06 15     0.688    1.455  119.9   35.9   295   27.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   12 20 39.4   -05 04 02     0.683    1.459  120.9   35.4   295   26.9 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   12 20 39.9   -05 01 24     0.679    1.463  121.9   34.9   295   26.9 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   12 20 37.2   -04 58 21     0.675    1.466  123.0   34.3   295   26.9 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   12 20 31.2   -04 54 53     0.670    1.470  124.1   33.7   295   26.9 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   12 20 21.8   -04 50 60     0.666    1.473  125.1   33.2   295   26.8 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   12 20 09.0   -04 46 40     0.662    1.477  126.2   32.6   295   26.8 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   12 19 52.8   -04 41 55     0.658    1.480  127.3   32.0   295   26.8 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   12 19 33.2   -04 36 43     0.654    1.484  128.5   31.4   295   26.8 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   12 19 10.1   -04 31 04     0.650    1.487  129.6   30.7   295   26.7 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   12 18 43.5   -04 24 59     0.646    1.490  130.7   30.1   295   26.7 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   12 18 13.4   -04 18 28     0.642    1.494  131.9   29.4   295   26.7 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   12 17 39.9   -04 11 29     0.639    1.497  133.1   28.7   295   26.7 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   12 17 02.8   -04 04 03     0.635    1.501  134.3   28.1   295   26.6 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   12 16 22.3   -03 56 10     0.632    1.504  135.5   27.4   295   26.6 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   12 15 38.2   -03 47 50     0.628    1.507  136.8   26.6   295   26.6 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   12 14 50.7   -03 39 03     0.625    1.511  138.0   25.9   295   26.6 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   12 13 59.8   -03 29 49     0.622    1.514  139.3   25.2   296   26.5 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   12 13 05.5   -03 20 09     0.619    1.517  140.6   24.4   296   26.5 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   12 12 07.9   -03 10 03     0.616    1.520  141.9   23.6   296   26.5 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   12 11 06.9   -02 59 31     0.613    1.524  143.2   22.9   296   26.4 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   12 10 02.7   -02 48 34     0.610    1.527  144.5   22.1   296   26.4 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   12 08 55.4   -02 37 12     0.608    1.530  145.9   21.3   296   26.4 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   12 07 45.0   -02 25 26     0.606    1.533  147.2   20.4   296   26.4 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   12 06 31.6   -02 13 16     0.604    1.536  148.6   19.6   296   26.3 

    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.