2022 RM
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Sep 2026	30.7	2.539 AU	3.083 AU	15h14m	-15°12'	48.9°	17.3°

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 2022 RM are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4956202
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7881188
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.41750
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 144.61233
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 264.14739
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 182.67139
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 228.74937
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.39967
            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
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   15 14 55.8   -15 12 35     3.083    2.539   48.9   17.3   103   30.7 
2026-09-25 12:36 UT   15 15 38.3   -15 15 45     3.088    2.538   48.6   17.2   103   30.7 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   15 16 16.9   -15 18 37     3.091    2.536   48.3   17.2   103   30.7 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   15 17 38.6   -15 24 38     3.099    2.534   47.6   17.0   103   30.7 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   15 19 00.9   -15 30 38     3.107    2.532   47.0   16.8   102   30.7 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   15 20 23.7   -15 36 38     3.115    2.529   46.4   16.7   102   30.7 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   15 21 47.2   -15 42 37     3.122    2.527   45.7   16.5   102   30.7 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   15 23 11.2   -15 48 34     3.129    2.524   45.1   16.3   102   30.7 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   15 24 35.7   -15 54 31     3.137    2.522   44.5   16.1   102   30.7 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   15 26 00.9   -16 00 27     3.144    2.519   43.8   16.0   102   30.7 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   15 27 26.5   -16 06 21     3.151    2.517   43.2   15.8   101   30.7 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   15 28 52.8   -16 12 15     3.158    2.514   42.6   15.6   101   30.7 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   15 30 19.6   -16 18 07     3.164    2.511   42.0   15.4   101   30.7 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   15 31 47.0   -16 23 57     3.171    2.509   41.3   15.3   101   30.7 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   15 33 14.9   -16 29 47     3.177    2.506   40.7   15.1   101   30.7 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   15 34 43.3   -16 35 35     3.184    2.503   40.1   14.9   101   30.7 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   15 36 12.3   -16 41 21     3.190    2.501   39.5   14.7   100   30.7 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   15 37 41.8   -16 47 05     3.196    2.498   38.9   14.5   100   30.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   15 39 11.9   -16 52 48     3.202    2.495   38.2   14.3   100   30.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   15 40 42.5   -16 58 30     3.207    2.492   37.6   14.1   100   30.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   15 42 13.6   -17 04 09     3.213    2.490   37.0   14.0   100   30.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   15 43 45.3   -17 09 46     3.218    2.487   36.4   13.8    99   30.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   15 45 17.4   -17 15 22     3.223    2.484   35.8   13.6    99   30.6 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   15 46 50.1   -17 20 55     3.229    2.481   35.2   13.4    99   30.6 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   15 48 23.3   -17 26 26     3.233    2.478   34.6   13.2    99   30.6 

    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.