2022 RM
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Mar 2026	29.9	2.609 AU	1.983 AU	15h36m	-14°57'	118.6°	19.5°

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
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   15 36 15.3   -14 57 45     1.983    2.609  118.6   19.5   281   29.9 
2026-03-15 13:43 UT   15 36 10.4   -14 56 23     1.976    2.610  119.2   19.4   281   29.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   15 36 06.4   -14 55 19     1.972    2.611  119.6   19.3   281   29.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 35 55.6   -14 52 47     1.961    2.613  120.7   19.1   281   29.8 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   15 35 43.0   -14 50 08     1.950    2.614  121.7   18.9   281   29.8 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   15 35 28.5   -14 47 22     1.939    2.616  122.8   18.7   281   29.8 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   15 35 12.1   -14 44 30     1.928    2.617  123.9   18.4   281   29.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   15 34 53.9   -14 41 30     1.918    2.619  124.9   18.2   281   29.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 34 33.7   -14 38 25     1.907    2.620  126.0   17.9   280   29.7 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 34 11.7   -14 35 12     1.897    2.622  127.1   17.6   280   29.7 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   15 33 47.7   -14 31 53     1.887    2.623  128.2   17.4   280   29.7 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   15 33 21.9   -14 28 28     1.877    2.625  129.3   17.1   280   29.7 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   15 32 54.2   -14 24 56     1.867    2.626  130.4   16.8   280   29.7 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   15 32 24.6   -14 21 17     1.858    2.627  131.5   16.5   280   29.6 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   15 31 53.2   -14 17 33     1.848    2.629  132.6   16.2   280   29.6 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   15 31 19.8   -14 13 41     1.839    2.630  133.8   15.9   279   29.6 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   15 30 44.7   -14 09 44     1.830    2.632  134.9   15.6   279   29.6 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   15 30 07.7   -14 05 40     1.821    2.633  136.0   15.3   279   29.6 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   15 29 28.8   -14 01 30     1.812    2.634  137.2   14.9   279   29.5 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   15 28 48.2   -13 57 14     1.804    2.635  138.3   14.6   279   29.5 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   15 28 05.7   -13 52 51     1.796    2.637  139.5   14.3   279   29.5 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   15 27 21.5   -13 48 23     1.787    2.638  140.6   13.9   278   29.5 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   15 26 35.5   -13 43 49     1.779    2.639  141.8   13.6   278   29.5 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   15 25 47.7   -13 39 09     1.772    2.640  143.0   13.2   278   29.4 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   15 24 58.3   -13 34 23     1.764    2.642  144.2   12.8   278   29.4 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   15 24 07.1   -13 29 32     1.757    2.643  145.4   12.4   277   29.4 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   15 23 14.3   -13 24 35     1.750    2.644  146.6   12.0   277   29.4 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   15 22 19.9   -13 19 32     1.743    2.645  147.8   11.7   277   29.4 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   15 21 23.8   -13 14 25     1.737    2.646  149.0   11.3   276   29.3 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   15 20 26.2   -13 09 12     1.730    2.647  150.2   10.9   276   29.3 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   15 19 27.1   -13 03 55     1.724    2.648  151.4   10.4   276   29.3 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   15 18 26.6   -12 58 33     1.718    2.649  152.6   10.0   275   29.3 

    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.