2022 RM
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 May 2026	29.0	2.670 AU	1.676 AU	14h41m	-10°04'	167.2°	4.8°

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 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
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   14 41 58.7   -10 04 33     1.676    2.670  167.2    4.8   132   29.0 
2026-05-14 15:53 UT   14 41 10.0   -10 01 00     1.678    2.671  166.4    5.1   131   29.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   14 40 45.2   -09 59 12     1.679    2.671  166.0    5.2   130   29.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   14 39 32.5   -09 53 58     1.682    2.671  164.9    5.7   128   29.0 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   14 38 20.6   -09 48 49     1.686    2.672  163.7    6.1   127   29.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   14 37 09.6   -09 43 46     1.690    2.672  162.5    6.6   125   29.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   14 35 59.5   -09 38 50     1.694    2.672  161.3    7.0   124   29.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   14 34 50.4   -09 34 00     1.699    2.673  160.1    7.4   123   29.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   14 33 42.5   -09 29 18     1.704    2.673  158.8    7.9   122   29.2 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   14 32 35.6   -09 24 43     1.709    2.673  157.6    8.3   121   29.2 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   14 31 29.9   -09 20 15     1.714    2.673  156.4    8.7   121   29.2 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   14 30 25.4   -09 15 55     1.720    2.673  155.2    9.1   120   29.2 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   14 29 22.2   -09 11 43     1.726    2.674  154.0    9.5   119   29.3 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   14 28 20.4   -09 07 39     1.732    2.674  152.8   10.0   119   29.3 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   14 27 19.8   -09 03 43     1.739    2.674  151.6   10.4   118   29.3 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   14 26 20.7   -08 59 56     1.745    2.674  150.5   10.8   118   29.3 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   14 25 23.0   -08 56 17     1.752    2.674  149.3   11.2   118   29.4 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   14 24 26.7   -08 52 47     1.760    2.674  148.1   11.6   117   29.4 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   14 23 32.0   -08 49 26     1.767    2.674  146.9   11.9   117   29.4 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   14 22 38.7   -08 46 14     1.775    2.674  145.8   12.3   116   29.4 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   14 21 47.0   -08 43 11     1.782    2.674  144.6   12.7   116   29.5 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   14 20 56.9   -08 40 17     1.791    2.674  143.4   13.1   116   29.5 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   14 20 08.3   -08 37 33     1.799    2.674  142.3   13.4   116   29.5 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   14 19 21.3   -08 34 57     1.807    2.674  141.2   13.8   115   29.5 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   14 18 36.0   -08 32 31     1.816    2.674  140.0   14.1   115   29.6 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   14 17 52.3   -08 30 15     1.825    2.674  138.9   14.4   115   29.6 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   14 17 10.3   -08 28 08     1.834    2.674  137.8   14.8   115   29.6 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   14 16 29.9   -08 26 10     1.843    2.674  136.7   15.1   115   29.6 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   14 15 51.2   -08 24 22     1.853    2.674  135.6   15.4   114   29.6 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   14 15 14.2   -08 22 43     1.862    2.674  134.5   15.7   114   29.7 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   14 14 38.9   -08 21 15     1.872    2.673  133.4   16.0   114   29.7 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   14 14 05.3   -08 19 55     1.882    2.673  132.3   16.3   114   29.7 

    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.