2020 RV2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Dec 2025	27.5	1.317 AU	0.847 AU	11h47m	-02°38'	91.8°	48.3°

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
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   11 47 51.2   -02 38 08     0.847    1.317   91.8   48.3   294   27.5 
2025-12-22 06:26 UT   11 48 16.5   -02 40 33     0.846    1.319   91.9   48.2   294   27.5 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   11 49 24.8   -02 47 04     0.843    1.321   92.4   48.1   294   27.5 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   11 50 56.5   -02 55 47     0.839    1.325   93.0   47.8   294   27.5 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   11 52 26.4   -03 04 16     0.835    1.329   93.6   47.6   294   27.5 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   11 53 54.3   -03 12 31     0.831    1.333   94.2   47.4   294   27.5 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   11 55 20.4   -03 20 33     0.827    1.337   94.8   47.1   294   27.5 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   11 56 44.5   -03 28 20     0.823    1.341   95.5   46.9   294   27.5 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   11 58 06.7   -03 35 52     0.819    1.345   96.1   46.6   294   27.5 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   11 59 26.8   -03 43 10     0.815    1.349   96.8   46.4   294   27.5 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   12 00 45.0   -03 50 13     0.810    1.353   97.5   46.1   294   27.5 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   12 02 01.1   -03 57 00     0.806    1.357   98.2   45.8   294   27.4 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   12 03 15.0   -04 03 32     0.802    1.361   98.9   45.6   294   27.4 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   12 04 26.9   -04 09 49     0.797    1.365   99.6   45.3   294   27.4 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   12 05 36.6   -04 15 49     0.793    1.369  100.3   45.0   294   27.4 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   12 06 44.1   -04 21 33     0.789    1.373  101.0   44.7   294   27.4 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   12 07 49.4   -04 26 60     0.784    1.377  101.7   44.4   294   27.4 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   12 08 52.3   -04 32 10     0.780    1.381  102.5   44.1   294   27.4 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   12 09 52.9   -04 37 03     0.775    1.384  103.2   43.8   294   27.3 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   12 10 51.2   -04 41 37     0.771    1.388  104.0   43.4   294   27.3 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   12 11 47.0   -04 45 54     0.766    1.392  104.8   43.1   294   27.3 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   12 12 40.3   -04 49 52     0.762    1.396  105.5   42.7   294   27.3 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   12 13 31.0   -04 53 32     0.757    1.400  106.3   42.4   294   27.3 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   12 14 19.2   -04 56 52     0.752    1.404  107.2   42.0   294   27.3 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   12 15 04.8   -04 59 52     0.748    1.407  108.0   41.7   294   27.2 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   12 15 47.6   -05 02 32     0.743    1.411  108.8   41.3   294   27.2 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   12 16 27.8   -05 04 52     0.738    1.415  109.7   40.9   294   27.2 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   12 17 05.1   -05 06 51     0.734    1.419  110.5   40.5   295   27.2 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   12 17 39.7   -05 08 29     0.729    1.422  111.4   40.1   295   27.2 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   12 18 11.3   -05 09 45     0.724    1.426  112.3   39.7   295   27.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   12 18 40.0   -05 10 39     0.720    1.430  113.2   39.2   295   27.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   12 19 05.7   -05 11 11     0.715    1.434  114.1   38.8   295   27.1 

    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.