2020 RM6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 May 2026	30.9	3.712 AU	3.029 AU	11h30m	+05°11'	126.0°	12.7°

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
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   11 30 19.9   +05 11 06     3.029    3.712  126.0   12.7   115   30.9 
2026-05-06 03:30 UT   11 30 17.5   +05 11 14     3.031    3.713  125.8   12.7   115   30.9 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   11 30 03.8   +05 11 56     3.044    3.716  125.0   12.9   114   30.9 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   11 29 48.8   +05 12 39     3.060    3.719  123.9   13.0   114   30.9 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   11 29 34.9   +05 13 15     3.076    3.722  122.9   13.2   114   31.0 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   11 29 22.1   +05 13 44     3.092    3.726  121.9   13.3   114   31.0 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   11 29 10.5   +05 14 07     3.109    3.729  120.9   13.4   114   31.0 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   11 28 59.9   +05 14 22     3.125    3.732  119.9   13.6   114   31.0 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   11 28 50.4   +05 14 31     3.142    3.736  118.9   13.7   114   31.0 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   11 28 42.1   +05 14 32     3.158    3.739  117.9   13.8   114   31.1 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   11 28 34.8   +05 14 28     3.175    3.742  116.9   13.9   114   31.1 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   11 28 28.6   +05 14 16     3.192    3.746  115.9   14.1   114   31.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   11 28 23.5   +05 13 58     3.209    3.749  114.9   14.2   114   31.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   11 28 19.4   +05 13 33     3.226    3.752  113.9   14.3   114   31.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   11 28 16.4   +05 13 02     3.243    3.756  113.0   14.4   114   31.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 28 14.4   +05 12 24     3.261    3.759  112.0   14.5   114   31.2 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 28 13.5   +05 11 40     3.278    3.762  111.0   14.5   114   31.2 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 28 13.6   +05 10 50     3.296    3.765  110.1   14.6   114   31.2 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   11 28 14.8   +05 09 54     3.313    3.768  109.1   14.7   114   31.2 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   11 28 16.9   +05 08 51     3.331    3.772  108.2   14.8   114   31.2 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   11 28 20.0   +05 07 43     3.349    3.775  107.2   14.8   114   31.2 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   11 28 24.2   +05 06 28     3.366    3.778  106.3   14.9   114   31.3 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   11 28 29.2   +05 05 08     3.384    3.781  105.4   15.0   114   31.3 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   11 28 35.3   +05 03 42     3.402    3.784  104.4   15.0   114   31.3 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 28 42.3   +05 02 10     3.420    3.788  103.5   15.1   114   31.3 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 28 50.2   +05 00 33     3.438    3.791  102.6   15.1   114   31.3 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 28 59.0   +04 58 50     3.456    3.794  101.7   15.2   114   31.3 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 29 08.8   +04 57 02     3.474    3.797  100.8   15.2   113   31.3 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   11 29 19.4   +04 55 08     3.492    3.800   99.9   15.2   113   31.4 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   11 29 31.0   +04 53 09     3.510    3.803   99.0   15.3   113   31.4 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   11 29 43.4   +04 51 05     3.529    3.806   98.1   15.3   113   31.4 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   11 29 56.7   +04 48 55     3.547    3.809   97.2   15.3   113   31.4 

    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.