2020 RM6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Oct 2025	30.6	2.812 AU	3.529 AU	11h39m	+04°23'	37.9°	12.6°

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 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
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   11 39 39.4   +04 23 44     3.529    2.812   37.9   12.6   296   30.6 
2025-10-25 16:32 UT   11 40 28.4   +04 18 31     3.527    2.816   38.4   12.7   296   30.6 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   11 40 50.5   +04 16 11     3.526    2.818   38.6   12.7   296   30.6 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   11 42 01.0   +04 08 40     3.522    2.824   39.3   12.9   296   30.6 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   11 43 11.0   +04 01 13     3.519    2.830   40.0   13.0   296   30.7 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   11 44 20.5   +03 53 50     3.515    2.836   40.6   13.2   296   30.7 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   11 45 29.4   +03 46 30     3.511    2.842   41.3   13.3   296   30.7 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   11 46 37.8   +03 39 13     3.507    2.848   42.0   13.5   296   30.7 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   11 47 45.7   +03 32 01     3.503    2.854   42.7   13.6   296   30.7 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   11 48 53.0   +03 24 51     3.498    2.860   43.4   13.8   296   30.7 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   11 49 59.7   +03 17 45     3.494    2.866   44.1   13.9   296   30.7 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   11 51 06.0   +03 10 43     3.489    2.872   44.8   14.1   295   30.7 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   11 52 11.6   +03 03 45     3.484    2.877   45.5   14.2   295   30.7 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   11 53 16.7   +02 56 51     3.479    2.883   46.2   14.4   295   30.7 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   11 54 21.3   +02 49 60     3.474    2.889   46.9   14.5   295   30.7 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   11 55 25.2   +02 43 13     3.468    2.895   47.6   14.7   295   30.7 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   11 56 28.6   +02 36 30     3.463    2.901   48.4   14.8   295   30.7 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   11 57 31.4   +02 29 51     3.457    2.907   49.1   14.9   295   30.7 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   11 58 33.7   +02 23 16     3.451    2.912   49.8   15.1   295   30.7 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   11 59 35.3   +02 16 45     3.446    2.918   50.5   15.2   295   30.8 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   12 00 36.3   +02 10 19     3.439    2.924   51.3   15.3   295   30.8 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   12 01 36.8   +02 03 56     3.433    2.930   52.0   15.4   295   30.8 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   12 02 36.6   +01 57 38     3.427    2.935   52.7   15.6   295   30.8 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   12 03 35.8   +01 51 24     3.420    2.941   53.5   15.7   295   30.8 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   12 04 34.3   +01 45 15     3.414    2.947   54.2   15.8   295   30.8 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   12 05 32.2   +01 39 10     3.407    2.952   55.0   15.9   295   30.8 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   12 06 29.5   +01 33 09     3.400    2.958   55.7   16.0   295   30.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   12 07 26.1   +01 27 13     3.393    2.964   56.5   16.1   295   30.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   12 08 22.0   +01 21 22     3.386    2.969   57.2   16.2   295   30.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   12 09 17.3   +01 15 36     3.378    2.975   58.0   16.3   295   30.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   12 10 11.8   +01 09 54     3.371    2.981   58.7   16.5   295   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.