2020 RV2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Apr 2026	27.4	1.679 AU	0.817 AU	10h56m	+08°52'	134.2°	25.4°

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 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
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   10 56 03.7   +08 52 36     0.817    1.679  134.2   25.4   114   27.4 
2026-04-18 13:09 UT   10 55 57.8   +08 54 14     0.822    1.680  133.7   25.6   114   27.4 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   10 55 53.5   +08 55 31     0.826    1.681  133.2   25.8   114   27.4 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   10 55 46.1   +08 58 05     0.835    1.683  132.2   26.3   114   27.4 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   10 55 41.4   +09 00 18     0.844    1.684  131.2   26.7   114   27.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   10 55 39.4   +09 02 11     0.853    1.686  130.2   27.1   114   27.5 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   10 55 40.1   +09 03 44     0.862    1.688  129.2   27.5   114   27.5 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   10 55 43.5   +09 04 58     0.871    1.690  128.2   27.9   114   27.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   10 55 49.3   +09 05 52     0.881    1.691  127.3   28.3   114   27.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   10 55 57.7   +09 06 28     0.890    1.693  126.3   28.6   114   27.7 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   10 56 08.6   +09 06 46     0.900    1.694  125.4   29.0   114   27.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   10 56 21.9   +09 06 46     0.910    1.696  124.5   29.3   114   27.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   10 56 37.5   +09 06 28     0.919    1.698  123.5   29.6   114   27.8 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   10 56 55.4   +09 05 54     0.929    1.699  122.6   29.9   114   27.8 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   10 57 15.5   +09 05 03     0.939    1.701  121.8   30.2   114   27.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   10 57 37.9   +09 03 56     0.949    1.702  120.9   30.5   114   27.9 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   10 58 02.4   +09 02 33     0.959    1.704  120.0   30.8   114   27.9 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   10 58 29.0   +09 00 55     0.969    1.705  119.2   31.1   114   27.9 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   10 58 57.6   +08 59 01     0.979    1.706  118.3   31.3   114   28.0 
2026-05-06 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 

    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.