2020 RN1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Oct 2026	31.5	3.552 AU	4.538 AU	14h32m	-16°52'	6.1°	1.7°

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 2020 RN1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5853921
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3835462
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.40819
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 359.59545
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 25.82969
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 193.41653
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 25.38539
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.48423
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.68            
        

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
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   14 32 04.5   -16 52 11     4.538    3.552    6.1    1.7   126   31.5 
2026-10-29 07:04 UT   14 32 25.0   -16 53 51     4.538    3.551    5.9    1.7   126   31.4 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   14 33 14.2   -16 57 51     4.537    3.550    5.4    1.5   128   31.4 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   14 34 24.1   -17 03 29     4.536    3.547    4.8    1.3   131   31.4 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   14 35 34.2   -17 09 08     4.534    3.545    4.1    1.2   134   31.4 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   14 36 44.5   -17 14 46     4.533    3.542    3.5    1.0   139   31.4 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   14 37 54.9   -17 20 23     4.531    3.540    2.9    0.8   146   31.4 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   14 39 05.5   -17 25 59     4.528    3.538    2.4    0.7   157   31.3 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   14 40 16.3   -17 31 35     4.526    3.535    2.0    0.6   172   31.3 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   14 41 27.3   -17 37 10     4.523    3.533    1.9    0.5   192   31.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   14 42 38.3   -17 42 45     4.521    3.530    1.9    0.5   213   31.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   14 43 49.6   -17 48 18     4.518    3.528    2.2    0.6   231   31.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   14 45 01.0   -17 53 51     4.514    3.525    2.7    0.8   244   31.3 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   14 46 12.5   -17 59 23     4.511    3.522    3.2    0.9   252   31.4 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   14 47 24.2   -18 04 54     4.507    3.520    3.8    1.1   258   31.4 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   14 48 35.9   -18 10 24     4.504    3.517    4.5    1.3   262   31.4 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   14 49 47.9   -18 15 53     4.500    3.515    5.1    1.4   266   31.4 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   14 50 59.9   -18 21 21     4.495    3.512    5.8    1.6   268   31.4 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   14 52 12.0   -18 26 48     4.491    3.510    6.5    1.8   270   31.4 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   14 53 24.3   -18 32 14     4.486    3.507    7.1    2.0   272   31.4 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   14 54 36.7   -18 37 39     4.481    3.504    7.8    2.2   273   31.4 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   14 55 49.1   -18 43 03     4.476    3.502    8.5    2.4   274   31.4 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   14 57 01.7   -18 48 26     4.471    3.499    9.2    2.6   275   31.5 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   14 58 14.3   -18 53 47     4.466    3.496    9.9    2.8   276   31.5 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   14 59 27.1   -18 59 07     4.460    3.494   10.6    3.0   276   31.5 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   15 00 39.9   -19 04 26     4.454    3.491   11.3    3.2   277   31.5 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   15 01 52.8   -19 09 44     4.448    3.488   12.0    3.4   277   31.5 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   15 03 05.8   -19 15 00     4.442    3.485   12.7    3.6   278   31.5 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   15 04 18.9   -19 20 15     4.436    3.483   13.4    3.8   278   31.5 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   15 05 32.0   -19 25 29     4.429    3.480   14.1    4.0   278   31.5 

    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.