2019 RG2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Apr 2026	32.8	2.880 AU	2.585 AU	20h18m	-26°16'	96.6°	20.3°

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 RG2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7125848
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8142104
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.34574
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 345.76826
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 99.92846
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 173.89406
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 265.75670
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.25032
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.44            
        

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
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   20 18 03.3   -26 16 00     2.585    2.880   96.6   20.3   258   32.8 
2026-04-28 00:26 UT   20 18 03.9   -26 16 01     2.585    2.880   96.6   20.3   258   32.8 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   20 18 31.8   -26 16 30     2.567    2.876   97.4   20.3   258   32.8 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   20 18 59.0   -26 17 04     2.549    2.873   98.3   20.3   258   32.7 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   20 19 25.0   -26 17 43     2.531    2.870   99.2   20.3   258   32.7 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   20 19 49.7   -26 18 28     2.513    2.866  100.1   20.3   258   32.7 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   20 20 13.2   -26 19 17     2.496    2.863  100.9   20.2   258   32.7 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   20 20 35.3   -26 20 12     2.478    2.860  101.8   20.2   258   32.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   20 20 56.1   -26 21 11     2.460    2.856  102.7   20.1   258   32.6 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   20 21 15.6   -26 22 17     2.442    2.853  103.6   20.1   258   32.6 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   20 21 33.7   -26 23 27     2.424    2.849  104.5   20.0   258   32.6 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   20 21 50.4   -26 24 44     2.407    2.846  105.4   20.0   258   32.6 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   20 22 05.6   -26 26 06     2.389    2.842  106.3   19.9   259   32.6 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   20 22 19.4   -26 27 33     2.371    2.839  107.2   19.9   259   32.5 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   20 22 31.7   -26 29 07     2.354    2.835  108.1   19.8   259   32.5 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   20 22 42.5   -26 30 46     2.336    2.832  109.1   19.7   259   32.5 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   20 22 51.7   -26 32 31     2.319    2.828  110.0   19.6   259   32.5 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   20 22 59.4   -26 34 23     2.301    2.825  110.9   19.5   259   32.4 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   20 23 05.5   -26 36 20     2.284    2.821  111.9   19.4   259   32.4 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   20 23 10.0   -26 38 24     2.267    2.817  112.8   19.3   259   32.4 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   20 23 12.8   -26 40 34     2.249    2.813  113.8   19.2   260   32.4 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   20 23 13.9   -26 42 50     2.232    2.810  114.7   19.1   260   32.4 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   20 23 13.3   -26 45 13     2.215    2.806  115.7   19.0   260   32.3 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   20 23 11.0   -26 47 42     2.198    2.802  116.7   18.8   260   32.3 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   20 23 07.0   -26 50 17     2.181    2.798  117.6   18.7   260   32.3 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   20 23 01.1   -26 52 58     2.165    2.795  118.6   18.5   260   32.3 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   20 22 53.5   -26 55 46     2.148    2.791  119.6   18.4   261   32.2 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   20 22 44.0   -26 58 40     2.132    2.787  120.6   18.2   261   32.2 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   20 22 32.7   -27 01 40     2.115    2.783  121.6   18.1   261   32.2 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   20 22 19.5   -27 04 46     2.099    2.779  122.6   17.9   261   32.2 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   20 22 04.4   -27 07 59     2.083    2.775  123.6   17.7   262   32.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   20 21 47.3   -27 11 18     2.067    2.771  124.6   17.5   262   32.1 

    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.