2022 RM
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Feb 2026	30.3	2.548 AU	2.356 AU	15h27m	-15°19'	89.6°	22.8°

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 2022 RM are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4957316
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7880081
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.41757
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 144.61555
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 264.14387
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 100.22021
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 228.74906
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.39971
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.39            
        

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
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   15 27 03.7   -15 19 27     2.356    2.548   89.6   22.8   284   30.3 
2026-02-12 04:37 UT   15 27 11.5   -15 19 38     2.353    2.549   89.8   22.8   284   30.3 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   15 27 43.6   -15 20 19     2.343    2.550   90.5   22.8   284   30.3 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   15 28 22.1   -15 21 06     2.331    2.553   91.3   22.8   284   30.3 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   15 28 59.4   -15 21 46     2.319    2.555   92.2   22.7   284   30.3 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   15 29 35.4   -15 22 19     2.306    2.557   93.1   22.7   284   30.3 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   15 30 10.0   -15 22 47     2.294    2.559   93.9   22.7   284   30.2 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   15 30 43.3   -15 23 09     2.282    2.562   94.8   22.6   284   30.2 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   15 31 15.2   -15 23 24     2.269    2.564   95.7   22.6   284   30.2 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   15 31 45.6   -15 23 33     2.257    2.566   96.6   22.5   283   30.2 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   15 32 14.7   -15 23 35     2.245    2.568   97.5   22.4   283   30.2 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   15 32 42.3   -15 23 32     2.232    2.570   98.4   22.4   283   30.2 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   15 33 08.4   -15 23 22     2.220    2.572   99.3   22.3   283   30.2 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   15 33 33.1   -15 23 06     2.208    2.574  100.2   22.2   283   30.2 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   15 33 56.2   -15 22 44     2.196    2.576  101.1   22.1   283   30.1 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   15 34 17.9   -15 22 15     2.183    2.578  102.0   22.1   283   30.1 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   15 34 38.0   -15 21 40     2.171    2.580  102.9   22.0   283   30.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   15 34 56.5   -15 20 59     2.159    2.582  103.9   21.9   283   30.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   15 35 13.5   -15 20 12     2.147    2.584  104.8   21.8   283   30.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   15 35 28.9   -15 19 18     2.135    2.586  105.8   21.6   283   30.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   15 35 42.7   -15 18 17     2.123    2.588  106.7   21.5   282   30.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   15 35 54.8   -15 17 11     2.111    2.590  107.7   21.4   282   30.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   15 36 05.3   -15 15 57     2.099    2.592  108.6   21.3   282   30.0 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   15 36 14.1   -15 14 38     2.087    2.594  109.6   21.1   282   30.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   15 36 21.3   -15 13 12     2.075    2.595  110.6   21.0   282   30.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   15 36 26.7   -15 11 39     2.063    2.597  111.6   20.8   282   30.0 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   15 36 30.4   -15 09 60     2.051    2.599  112.5   20.7   282   30.0 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   15 36 32.3   -15 08 14     2.040    2.601  113.5   20.5   282   30.0 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   15 36 32.5   -15 06 21     2.028    2.603  114.5   20.3   282   29.9 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   15 36 30.9   -15 04 22     2.017    2.604  115.5   20.1   282   29.9 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   15 36 27.5   -15 02 17     2.005    2.606  116.6   19.9   281   29.9 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   15 36 22.3   -15 00 04     1.994    2.608  117.6   19.7   281   29.9 

    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.