2019 RE2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Apr 2026	28.1	1.980 AU	1.358 AU	17h55m	-35°56'	113.1°	27.8°

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 2019 RE2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3634196
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4797682
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.72915
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 342.96292
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 63.35287
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 130.97617
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 46.04727
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.79587
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.80            
        

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
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   17 55 09.0   -35 56 33     1.358    1.980  113.1   27.8   276   28.1 
2026-04-13 04:00 UT   17 55 14.6   -35 57 44     1.356    1.980  113.3   27.7   276   28.1 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   17 55 41.7   -36 03 43     1.346    1.978  114.0   27.6   276   28.1 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   17 56 12.1   -36 10 57     1.334    1.977  114.8   27.4   276   28.0 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   17 56 40.2   -36 18 14     1.322    1.975  115.6   27.3   277   28.0 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   17 57 05.9   -36 25 34     1.310    1.974  116.5   27.1   277   28.0 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   17 57 29.1   -36 32 58     1.298    1.972  117.3   26.9   277   28.0 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   17 57 49.8   -36 40 25     1.286    1.971  118.2   26.7   277   27.9 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   17 58 08.0   -36 47 56     1.275    1.969  119.1   26.5   278   27.9 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   17 58 23.5   -36 55 29     1.263    1.968  119.9   26.3   278   27.9 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   17 58 36.4   -37 03 06     1.251    1.966  120.8   26.0   278   27.8 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   17 58 46.6   -37 10 46     1.240    1.964  121.7   25.8   279   27.8 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   17 58 53.9   -37 18 29     1.229    1.963  122.6   25.6   279   27.8 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   17 58 58.5   -37 26 14     1.217    1.961  123.5   25.3   280   27.8 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   17 59 00.2   -37 34 03     1.206    1.959  124.4   25.1   280   27.7 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   17 58 59.0   -37 41 53     1.195    1.957  125.3   24.8   280   27.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   17 58 54.7   -37 49 46     1.184    1.956  126.2   24.5   281   27.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   17 58 47.5   -37 57 41     1.173    1.954  127.1   24.3   281   27.6 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   17 58 37.1   -38 05 37     1.163    1.952  128.1   24.0   282   27.6 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   17 58 23.6   -38 13 35     1.152    1.950  129.0   23.7   283   27.6 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   17 58 06.9   -38 21 34     1.142    1.948  129.9   23.4   283   27.5 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   17 57 46.9   -38 29 33     1.131    1.946  130.9   23.1   284   27.5 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   17 57 23.6   -38 37 33     1.121    1.944  131.8   22.7   284   27.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   17 56 56.9   -38 45 33     1.111    1.942  132.8   22.4   285   27.4 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   17 56 26.8   -38 53 33     1.101    1.940  133.7   22.1   286   27.4 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   17 55 53.1   -39 01 31     1.091    1.938  134.7   21.7   286   27.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   17 55 16.0   -39 09 28     1.081    1.936  135.7   21.4   287   27.3 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   17 54 35.3   -39 17 23     1.072    1.934  136.7   21.0   288   27.3 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   17 53 50.9   -39 25 15     1.062    1.932  137.6   20.6   289   27.3 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   17 53 02.9   -39 33 03     1.053    1.930  138.6   20.2   290   27.2 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   17 52 11.2   -39 40 48     1.044    1.928  139.6   19.9   291   27.2 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   17 51 15.7   -39 48 27     1.035    1.925  140.6   19.5   292   27.2 

    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.