2020 RM6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Sep 2026	31.9	4.039 AU	4.910 AU	12h28m	-02°12'	27.2°	6.6°

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)                : 0.6110733
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6337512
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.33723
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 30.26131
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 358.18447
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 113.91719
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 28.44886
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.10567
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.27            
        

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
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   12 28 11.2   -02 12 06     4.910    4.039   27.2    6.6   112   31.9 
2026-09-03 09:03 UT   12 28 31.3   -02 14 23     4.913    4.040   26.9    6.5   112   31.9 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   12 29 04.7   -02 18 09     4.919    4.041   26.5    6.4   112   31.9 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   12 29 58.4   -02 24 12     4.927    4.043   25.7    6.2   112   31.9 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   12 30 52.3   -02 30 16     4.936    4.045   25.0    6.1   112   31.9 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   12 31 46.2   -02 36 20     4.944    4.047   24.3    5.9   112   31.9 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   12 32 40.4   -02 42 25     4.952    4.049   23.6    5.7   111   31.9 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   12 33 34.6   -02 48 30     4.960    4.051   22.9    5.5   111   31.9 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   12 34 29.0   -02 54 36     4.968    4.053   22.1    5.4   111   31.9 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   12 35 23.5   -03 00 42     4.976    4.055   21.4    5.2   111   31.9 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   12 36 18.2   -03 06 48     4.983    4.057   20.7    5.0   111   31.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   12 37 12.9   -03 12 55     4.990    4.059   20.0    4.9   111   31.8 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   12 38 07.8   -03 19 02     4.997    4.061   19.2    4.7   111   31.8 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   12 39 02.7   -03 25 09     5.004    4.063   18.5    4.5   111   31.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   12 39 57.8   -03 31 16     5.011    4.065   17.8    4.3   111   31.8 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   12 40 52.9   -03 37 23     5.017    4.067   17.1    4.2   111   31.8 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   12 41 48.2   -03 43 30     5.023    4.069   16.3    4.0   111   31.8 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   12 42 43.5   -03 49 38     5.029    4.070   15.6    3.8   110   31.8 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   12 43 38.9   -03 55 45     5.035    4.072   14.9    3.6   110   31.8 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   12 44 34.4   -04 01 52     5.040    4.074   14.2    3.5   110   31.8 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   12 45 30.0   -04 07 60     5.046    4.076   13.4    3.3   110   31.8 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   12 46 25.6   -04 14 07     5.051    4.078   12.7    3.1   110   31.8 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   12 47 21.3   -04 20 14     5.056    4.080   12.0    2.9   110   31.8 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   12 48 17.0   -04 26 21     5.061    4.082   11.3    2.8   109   31.8 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   12 49 12.8   -04 32 28     5.065    4.083   10.5    2.6   109   31.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   12 50 08.7   -04 38 34     5.069    4.085    9.8    2.4   109   31.7 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   12 51 04.6   -04 44 41     5.074    4.087    9.1    2.2   109   31.7 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   12 52 00.5   -04 50 47     5.077    4.089    8.4    2.0   108   31.7 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   12 52 56.5   -04 56 53     5.081    4.091    7.6    1.9   108   31.7 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   12 53 52.5   -05 02 58     5.085    4.092    6.9    1.7   107   31.7 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   12 54 48.6   -05 09 03     5.088    4.094    6.2    1.5   107   31.7 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   12 55 44.7   -05 15 08     5.091    4.096    5.5    1.3   106   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.