2022 RM
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Nov 2025	30.2	2.252 AU	3.085 AU	13h32m	-07°41'	27.3°	11.6°

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
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   13 32 47.4   -07 41 43     3.085    2.252   27.3   11.6   295   30.2 
2025-11-14 08:00 UT   13 33 20.0   -07 44 39     3.084    2.253   27.4   11.7   295   30.2 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   13 34 25.3   -07 50 29     3.083    2.256   27.8   11.8   295   30.2 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   13 36 02.9   -07 59 12     3.081    2.260   28.4   12.0   295   30.3 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   13 37 40.1   -08 07 50     3.078    2.265   29.0   12.2   295   30.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   13 39 17.1   -08 16 24     3.075    2.269   29.6   12.4   295   30.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   13 40 53.7   -08 24 53     3.073    2.273   30.2   12.6   294   30.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   13 42 30.0   -08 33 18     3.070    2.277   30.8   12.8   294   30.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   13 44 06.0   -08 41 39     3.066    2.281   31.3   13.0   294   30.3 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   13 45 41.7   -08 49 55     3.063    2.285   31.9   13.2   294   30.3 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   13 47 17.0   -08 58 06     3.060    2.290   32.5   13.4   294   30.3 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   13 48 51.9   -09 06 13     3.056    2.294   33.1   13.6   294   30.3 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   13 50 26.6   -09 14 16     3.052    2.298   33.7   13.8   294   30.3 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   13 52 00.8   -09 22 14     3.049    2.302   34.3   14.0   293   30.3 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   13 53 34.8   -09 30 07     3.045    2.306   34.9   14.2   293   30.4 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   13 55 08.3   -09 37 56     3.040    2.310   35.5   14.4   293   30.4 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   13 56 41.5   -09 45 39     3.036    2.314   36.1   14.6   293   30.4 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   13 58 14.4   -09 53 19     3.032    2.318   36.8   14.8   293   30.4 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   13 59 46.9   -10 00 53     3.027    2.322   37.4   14.9   293   30.4 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   14 01 19.0   -10 08 23     3.022    2.326   38.0   15.1   293   30.4 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   14 02 50.7   -10 15 48     3.017    2.329   38.6   15.3   293   30.4 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   14 04 22.1   -10 23 09     3.012    2.333   39.2   15.5   292   30.4 

    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.