2020 RM6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Feb 2026	30.1	3.452 AU	2.537 AU	12h20m	+00°29'	153.4°	7.4°

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 RM6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6110845
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6341955
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.33705
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 30.26360
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 358.19683
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 67.77143
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 28.46349
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.10494
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.28            
        

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
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   12 20 26.4   +00 29 35     2.537    3.452  153.4    7.4   288   30.1 
2026-02-27 21:02 UT   12 19 43.9   +00 34 05     2.535    3.455  154.5    7.1   288   30.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   12 19 37.9   +00 34 44     2.535    3.456  154.7    7.0   288   30.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   12 18 48.6   +00 39 56     2.532    3.460  155.9    6.7   288   30.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   12 17 58.7   +00 45 13     2.530    3.464  157.1    6.4   288   30.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   12 17 08.1   +00 50 32     2.528    3.469  158.3    6.1   287   30.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   12 16 16.8   +00 55 55     2.527    3.473  159.5    5.7   287   30.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   12 15 25.0   +01 01 20     2.525    3.477  160.8    5.4   286   30.1 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   12 14 32.6   +01 06 48     2.524    3.481  162.0    5.1   286   30.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   12 13 39.7   +01 12 18     2.524    3.485  163.2    4.7   285   30.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   12 12 46.3   +01 17 49     2.523    3.490  164.5    4.4   285   30.0 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   12 11 52.5   +01 23 23     2.523    3.494  165.7    4.0   284   30.0 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   12 10 58.3   +01 28 58     2.523    3.498  166.9    3.7   283   30.0 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   12 10 03.7   +01 34 34     2.524    3.502  168.1    3.3   282   30.0 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   12 09 08.9   +01 40 11     2.525    3.506  169.3    3.0   280   29.9 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   12 08 13.7   +01 45 48     2.526    3.510  170.5    2.7   279   29.9 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   12 07 18.4   +01 51 25     2.527    3.514  171.7    2.3   276   29.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   12 06 22.9   +01 57 02     2.529    3.518  172.9    2.0   273   29.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   12 05 27.3   +02 02 39     2.531    3.522  174.1    1.7   269   29.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   12 04 31.6   +02 08 15     2.534    3.526  175.2    1.4   263   29.8 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   12 03 35.9   +02 13 51     2.537    3.530  176.2    1.1   254   29.8 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   12 02 40.1   +02 19 24     2.540    3.534  177.1    0.8   238   29.8 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   12 01 44.5   +02 24 56     2.543    3.538  177.6    0.7   213   29.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   12 00 49.0   +02 30 27     2.547    3.542  177.5    0.7   184   29.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   11 59 53.6   +02 35 55     2.551    3.546  176.9    0.9   162   29.8 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   11 58 58.5   +02 41 20     2.555    3.550  175.9    1.1   149   29.9 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   11 58 03.6   +02 46 43     2.560    3.554  174.9    1.4   141   29.9 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   11 57 09.0   +02 52 02     2.565    3.558  173.8    1.7   135   29.9 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   11 56 14.7   +02 57 19     2.571    3.562  172.6    2.1   132   30.0 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   11 55 20.8   +03 02 31     2.576    3.566  171.4    2.4   129   30.0 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   11 54 27.4   +03 07 40     2.582    3.570  170.2    2.7   127   30.0 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   11 53 34.4   +03 12 45     2.589    3.574  169.1    3.0   125   30.0 

    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.