2020 RM6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Dec 2025	30.8	3.105 AU	3.169 AU	12h27m	-00°36'	77.3°	18.0°

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
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   12 27 37.9   +00 36 51     3.169    3.105   77.3   18.0   294   30.8 
2025-12-16 22:50 UT   12 28 11.6   +00 40 10     3.159    3.110   78.2   18.0   294   30.8 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   12 28 13.3   +00 40 20     3.159    3.110   78.2   18.0   294   30.8 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   12 28 47.8   +00 43 43     3.149    3.116   79.1   18.1   294   30.8 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   12 29 21.3   +00 46 60     3.139    3.121   79.9   18.1   294   30.8 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   12 29 53.8   +00 50 09     3.129    3.126   80.8   18.1   294   30.8 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   12 30 25.4   +00 53 13     3.119    3.131   81.7   18.1   294   30.8 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   12 30 56.0   +00 56 09     3.108    3.136   82.6   18.1   294   30.8 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   12 31 25.6   +00 58 59     3.098    3.142   83.4   18.1   293   30.8 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   12 31 54.2   -01 01 43     3.088    3.147   84.3   18.1   293   30.8 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   12 32 21.7   -01 04 19     3.077    3.152   85.2   18.1   293   30.8 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   12 32 48.3   -01 06 49     3.067    3.157   86.1   18.1   293   30.8 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   12 33 13.8   -01 09 11     3.057    3.162   87.0   18.1   293   30.8 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   12 33 38.2   -01 11 27     3.046    3.167   87.9   18.1   293   30.8 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   12 34 01.5   -01 13 35     3.036    3.172   88.9   18.1   293   30.8 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   12 34 23.8   -01 15 37     3.025    3.177   89.8   18.0   293   30.8 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   12 34 45.0   -01 17 31     3.015    3.182   90.7   18.0   293   30.7 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   12 35 05.1   -01 19 19     3.004    3.187   91.6   18.0   293   30.7 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   12 35 24.1   -01 20 59     2.994    3.192   92.6   17.9   293   30.7 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   12 35 42.0   -01 22 31     2.983    3.197   93.5   17.9   293   30.7 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   12 35 58.8   -01 23 57     2.972    3.202   94.4   17.8   293   30.7 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   12 36 14.4   -01 25 15     2.962    3.207   95.4   17.8   293   30.7 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   12 36 28.8   -01 26 25     2.951    3.212   96.4   17.7   293   30.7 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   12 36 42.1   -01 27 28     2.941    3.217   97.3   17.6   293   30.7 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   12 36 54.3   -01 28 24     2.930    3.222   98.3   17.6   293   30.7 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   12 37 05.2   -01 29 11     2.920    3.227   99.2   17.5   293   30.7 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   12 37 14.9   -01 29 51     2.909    3.232  100.2   17.4   293   30.7 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   12 37 23.5   -01 30 24     2.899    3.237  101.2   17.3   293   30.7 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   12 37 30.8   -01 30 48     2.888    3.242  102.2   17.2   293   30.7 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   12 37 36.8   -01 31 05     2.878    3.247  103.2   17.2   293   30.7 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   12 37 41.7   -01 31 14     2.868    3.252  104.2   17.1   293   30.7 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   12 37 45.2   -01 31 14     2.857    3.256  105.2   16.9   292   30.6 

    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.