2020 RM6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Mar 2026	30.1	3.581 AU	2.602 AU	11h51m	+03°22'	166.7°	3.7°

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
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   11 51 49.9   +03 22 41     2.602    3.581  166.7    3.7   123   30.1 
2026-03-31 19:52 UT   11 51 07.3   +03 26 43     2.608    3.585  165.7    4.0   122   30.1 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   11 50 58.5   +03 27 33     2.609    3.585  165.5    4.0   122   30.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   11 50 07.7   +03 32 19     2.617    3.589  164.3    4.3   122   30.1 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   11 49 17.6   +03 37 01     2.625    3.593  163.1    4.6   121   30.2 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   11 48 28.1   +03 41 37     2.633    3.597  161.9    5.0   120   30.2 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   11 47 39.3   +03 46 08     2.641    3.601  160.7    5.3   120   30.2 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   11 46 51.3   +03 50 33     2.650    3.604  159.5    5.6   119   30.3 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   11 46 04.0   +03 54 53     2.659    3.608  158.3    5.9   119   30.3 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   11 45 17.5   +03 59 06     2.668    3.612  157.1    6.2   119   30.3 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   11 44 31.8   +04 03 14     2.678    3.616  156.0    6.5   118   30.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   11 43 47.0   +04 07 15     2.688    3.619  154.8    6.8   118   30.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   11 43 03.1   +04 11 10     2.698    3.623  153.6    7.1   118   30.4 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   11 42 20.0   +04 14 59     2.708    3.627  152.4    7.3   117   30.4 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   11 41 37.9   +04 18 41     2.719    3.630  151.3    7.6   117   30.4 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   11 40 56.7   +04 22 16     2.730    3.634  150.1    7.9   117   30.4 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   11 40 16.5   +04 25 45     2.741    3.638  149.0    8.2   117   30.5 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   11 39 37.3   +04 29 07     2.753    3.642  147.8    8.4   117   30.5 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   11 38 59.1   +04 32 22     2.764    3.645  146.7    8.7   117   30.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   11 38 21.9   +04 35 29     2.776    3.649  145.5    9.0   116   30.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   11 37 45.8   +04 38 30     2.789    3.652  144.4    9.2   116   30.6 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   11 37 10.7   +04 41 23     2.801    3.656  143.3    9.5   116   30.6 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   11 36 36.7   +04 44 09     2.814    3.660  142.2    9.7   116   30.6 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   11 36 03.7   +04 46 48     2.827    3.663  141.0    9.9   116   30.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   11 35 31.9   +04 49 20     2.840    3.667  139.9   10.2   116   30.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   11 35 01.2   +04 51 44     2.853    3.670  138.8   10.4   116   30.7 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   11 34 31.5   +04 54 01     2.867    3.674  137.7   10.6   115   30.7 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   11 34 03.0   +04 56 10     2.880    3.677  136.6   10.8   115   30.7 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   11 33 35.7   +04 58 13     2.894    3.681  135.5   11.0   115   30.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   11 33 09.4   +05 00 08     2.909    3.684  134.5   11.2   115   30.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   11 32 44.3   +05 01 55     2.923    3.688  133.4   11.4   115   30.8 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   11 32 20.3   +05 03 35     2.938    3.691  132.3   11.6   115   30.8 

    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.