2022 RM
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Oct 2026	30.7	2.506 AU	3.187 AU	15h34m	-16°34'	40.0°	14.9°

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)                : 0.4957597
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7885778
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.41847
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 144.61316
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 264.14642
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 182.46316
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 228.74922
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.40062
            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
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   15 34 26.3   -16 34 29     3.187    2.506   40.0   14.9   101   30.7 
2026-10-09 13:04 UT   15 35 14.6   -16 37 38     3.190    2.504   39.7   14.8   100   30.7 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   15 35 55.2   -16 40 15     3.193    2.503   39.4   14.7   100   30.7 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   15 37 24.7   -16 46 00     3.199    2.500   38.8   14.5   100   30.7 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   15 38 54.7   -16 51 43     3.205    2.498   38.2   14.3   100   30.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   15 40 25.2   -16 57 25     3.211    2.495   37.6   14.1   100   30.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   15 41 56.3   -17 03 04     3.216    2.492   36.9   13.9   100   30.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   15 43 27.9   -17 08 42     3.222    2.489   36.3   13.7    99   30.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   15 44 59.9   -17 14 18     3.227    2.486   35.7   13.5    99   30.6 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   15 46 32.5   -17 19 51     3.232    2.484   35.1   13.3    99   30.6 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   15 48 05.6   -17 25 23     3.237    2.481   34.5   13.2    99   30.6 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   15 49 39.2   -17 30 52     3.242    2.478   33.9   13.0    99   30.6 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   15 51 13.3   -17 36 19     3.246    2.475   33.3   12.8    98   30.6 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   15 52 47.9   -17 41 44     3.251    2.472   32.7   12.6    98   30.6 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   15 54 23.0   -17 47 06     3.255    2.469   32.1   12.4    98   30.6 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   15 55 58.6   -17 52 26     3.260    2.466   31.5   12.2    98   30.6 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   15 57 34.7   -17 57 43     3.264    2.463   30.9   12.0    98   30.6 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   15 59 11.2   -18 02 58     3.267    2.460   30.3   11.8    97   30.6 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   16 00 48.2   -18 08 11     3.271    2.457   29.7   11.6    97   30.6 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   16 02 25.7   -18 13 20     3.275    2.454   29.1   11.3    97   30.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   16 04 03.7   -18 18 27     3.278    2.451   28.5   11.1    97   30.5 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   16 05 42.2   -18 23 31     3.282    2.448   27.9   10.9    96   30.5 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   16 07 21.1   -18 28 32     3.285    2.445   27.3   10.7    96   30.5 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   16 09 00.5   -18 33 31     3.288    2.442   26.7   10.5    96   30.5 

    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.