2022 RA
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Nov 2026	27.9	1.312 AU	0.408 AU	23h15m	+15°10'	134.6°	32.6°

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 2022 RA are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3471423
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 0.9936548
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.58255
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 338.98749
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 243.91234
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 5.22950
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 42.70055
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.80619
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 0.99            
        

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
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   23 15 05.5   +15 10 48     0.408    1.312  134.6   32.6    85   27.9 
2026-11-01 00:23 UT   23 15 05.1   +15 10 36     0.408    1.312  134.5   32.6    85   27.9 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   23 14 41.0   +14 58 43     0.415    1.313  133.5   33.2    84   28.0 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   23 14 21.5   +14 47 09     0.422    1.315  132.5   33.8    83   28.0 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   23 14 06.8   +14 36 04     0.430    1.317  131.5   34.3    82   28.1 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   23 13 56.7   +14 25 29     0.437    1.318  130.6   34.9    82   28.1 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   23 13 51.2   +14 15 24     0.444    1.320  129.6   35.4    81   28.2 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   23 13 50.0   +14 05 47     0.452    1.321  128.6   35.9    80   28.2 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   23 13 53.0   +13 56 39     0.459    1.323  127.7   36.4    80   28.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   23 14 00.0   +13 48 00     0.467    1.324  126.8   36.8    79   28.3 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   23 14 11.0   +13 39 49     0.474    1.325  125.9   37.3    79   28.4 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   23 14 25.8   +13 32 05     0.482    1.326  124.9   37.7    78   28.4 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   23 14 44.1   +13 24 48     0.489    1.328  124.1   38.2    78   28.5 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   23 15 06.1   +13 17 58     0.497    1.329  123.2   38.6    77   28.5 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   23 15 31.4   +13 11 34     0.505    1.330  122.3   39.0    77   28.6 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   23 15 59.9   +13 05 35     0.513    1.331  121.4   39.4    76   28.6 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   23 16 31.7   +13 00 02     0.520    1.332  120.6   39.7    76   28.7 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   23 17 06.5   +12 54 53     0.528    1.332  119.8   40.1    75   28.7 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   23 17 44.2   +12 50 08     0.536    1.333  118.9   40.5    75   28.8 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   23 18 24.7   +12 45 46     0.544    1.334  118.1   40.8    75   28.8 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   23 19 08.0   +12 41 47     0.552    1.335  117.3   41.1    74   28.8 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   23 19 53.9   +12 38 11     0.560    1.335  116.5   41.5    74   28.9 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   23 20 42.3   +12 34 56     0.568    1.336  115.7   41.8    74   28.9 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   23 21 33.2   +12 32 03     0.576    1.336  114.9   42.1    73   29.0 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   23 22 26.4   +12 29 30     0.584    1.337  114.2   42.4    73   29.0 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   23 23 22.0   +12 27 17     0.592    1.337  113.4   42.6    73   29.0 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   23 24 19.7   +12 25 24     0.600    1.338  112.6   42.9    72   29.1 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   23 25 19.6   +12 23 50     0.608    1.338  111.9   43.2    72   29.1 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   23 26 21.5   +12 22 35     0.616    1.338  111.2   43.4    72   29.2 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   23 27 25.5   +12 21 38     0.624    1.338  110.4   43.7    72   29.2 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   23 28 31.4   +12 20 58     0.632    1.339  109.7   43.9    71   29.2 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   23 29 39.2   +12 20 37     0.640    1.339  109.0   44.2    71   29.3 

    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.