2020 RM6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jun 2026	31.4	3.809 AU	3.547 AU	11h29m	+04°48'	97.2°	15.3°

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 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
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   11 29 56.7   +04 48 55     3.547    3.809   97.2   15.3   113   31.4 
2026-06-05 04:27 UT   11 29 59.2   +04 48 31     3.550    3.810   97.0   15.3   113   31.4 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   11 30 10.8   +04 46 41     3.565    3.812   96.3   15.3   113   31.4 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   11 30 25.7   +04 44 21     3.583    3.815   95.4   15.4   113   31.4 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   11 30 41.6   +04 41 57     3.602    3.818   94.5   15.4   113   31.4 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   11 30 58.2   +04 39 27     3.620    3.821   93.7   15.4   113   31.5 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   11 31 15.6   +04 36 53     3.638    3.824   92.8   15.4   113   31.5 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   11 31 33.8   +04 34 14     3.656    3.827   91.9   15.4   113   31.5 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   11 31 52.9   +04 31 30     3.675    3.830   91.1   15.4   113   31.5 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   11 32 12.7   +04 28 42     3.693    3.833   90.2   15.4   113   31.5 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   11 32 33.2   +04 25 49     3.711    3.836   89.3   15.4   113   31.5 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   11 32 54.6   +04 22 51     3.729    3.839   88.5   15.3   113   31.5 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   11 33 16.7   +04 19 49     3.748    3.842   87.6   15.3   113   31.5 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   11 33 39.5   +04 16 43     3.766    3.845   86.8   15.3   113   31.5 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   11 34 03.0   +04 13 32     3.784    3.848   85.9   15.3   113   31.6 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   11 34 27.3   +04 10 17     3.802    3.851   85.1   15.2   113   31.6 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   11 34 52.2   +04 06 58     3.820    3.854   84.3   15.2   113   31.6 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   11 35 17.8   +04 03 34     3.839    3.857   83.4   15.2   113   31.6 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   11 35 44.1   +04 00 07     3.857    3.860   82.6   15.1   113   31.6 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   11 36 11.1   +03 56 36     3.875    3.863   81.8   15.1   113   31.6 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   11 36 38.7   +03 53 01     3.893    3.865   80.9   15.0   113   31.6 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   11 37 07.0   +03 49 22     3.911    3.868   80.1   15.0   113   31.6 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   11 37 35.9   +03 45 39     3.929    3.871   79.3   15.0   113   31.6 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 38 05.4   +03 41 53     3.946    3.874   78.5   14.9   113   31.7 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 38 35.5   +03 38 03     3.964    3.877   77.7   14.8   113   31.7 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 39 06.2   +03 34 09     3.982    3.879   76.9   14.8   113   31.7 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   11 39 37.5   +03 30 12     4.000    3.882   76.1   14.7   113   31.7 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 40 09.4   +03 26 12     4.017    3.885   75.3   14.7   113   31.7 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 40 41.9   +03 22 08     4.035    3.888   74.5   14.6   113   31.7 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   11 41 14.9   +03 18 01     4.052    3.890   73.7   14.5   113   31.7 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   11 41 48.4   +03 13 50     4.070    3.893   72.9   14.4   113   31.7 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 42 22.5   +03 09 37     4.087    3.896   72.1   14.4   113   31.7 

    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.