2020 RM6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Aug 2026	31.9	3.973 AU	4.562 AU	12h02m	+00°41'	49.1°	11.1°

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
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   12 02 56.4   +00 41 56     4.562    3.973   49.1   11.1   113   31.9 
2026-08-04 06:44 UT   12 03 09.5   +00 40 24     4.566    3.973   48.9   11.1   113   31.9 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   12 03 43.3   +00 36 28     4.576    3.975   48.4   11.0   113   31.9 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   12 04 30.5   +00 30 57     4.590    3.977   47.6   10.9   113   31.9 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   12 05 17.9   +00 25 25     4.603    3.980   46.9   10.7   113   31.9 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   12 06 05.7   +00 19 51     4.617    3.982   46.2   10.6   113   31.9 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   12 06 53.8   +00 14 16     4.630    3.984   45.4   10.4   113   31.9 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   12 07 42.1   +00 08 39     4.643    3.987   44.7   10.3   113   31.9 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   12 08 30.7   +00 02 60     4.656    3.989   43.9   10.2   112   31.9 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   12 09 19.6   +00 02 40     4.669    3.991   43.2   10.0   112   31.9 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   12 10 08.7   +00 08 21     4.682    3.994   42.5    9.9   112   31.9 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   12 10 58.1   +00 14 04     4.694    3.996   41.7    9.7   112   31.9 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   12 11 47.8   +00 19 49     4.707    3.998   41.0    9.6   112   31.9 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   12 12 37.7   +00 25 34     4.719    4.000   40.3    9.4   112   31.9 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   12 13 27.8   +00 31 21     4.731    4.003   39.5    9.3   112   31.9 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   12 14 18.2   +00 37 09     4.743    4.005   38.8    9.1   112   31.9 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   12 15 08.8   +00 42 58     4.755    4.007   38.1    9.0   112   31.9 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   12 15 59.6   +00 48 48     4.766    4.009   37.4    8.8   112   31.9 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   12 16 50.6   +00 54 39     4.778    4.012   36.6    8.7   112   31.9 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   12 17 41.8   -01 00 31     4.789    4.014   35.9    8.5   112   31.9 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   12 18 33.3   -01 06 25     4.800    4.016   35.2    8.3   112   31.9 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   12 19 24.9   -01 12 19     4.811    4.018   34.4    8.2   112   31.9 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   12 20 16.8   -01 18 14     4.822    4.020   33.7    8.0   112   31.9 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   12 21 08.8   -01 24 10     4.832    4.022   33.0    7.9   112   31.9 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   12 22 01.0   -01 30 07     4.843    4.025   32.3    7.7   112   31.9 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   12 22 53.4   -01 36 05     4.853    4.027   31.5    7.5   112   31.9 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   12 23 45.9   -01 42 03     4.863    4.029   30.8    7.4   112   31.9 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   12 24 38.7   -01 48 03     4.873    4.031   30.1    7.2   112   31.9 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   12 25 31.6   -01 54 03     4.882    4.033   29.4    7.1   112   31.9 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   12 26 24.7   -02 00 03     4.892    4.035   28.6    6.9   112   31.9 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   12 27 17.9   -02 06 05     4.901    4.037   27.9    6.7   112   31.9 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   12 28 11.3   -02 12 07     4.910    4.039   27.2    6.6   112   31.9 

    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.