2020 RM6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Nov 2026	31.9	4.143 AU	5.083 AU	13h23m	-08°11'	16.8°	4.0°

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)                : 0.6110733
            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
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   13 23 40.2   -08 11 47     5.083    4.143   16.8    4.0   294   31.9 
2026-11-02 13:11 UT   13 24 10.3   -08 14 52     5.081    4.144   17.2    4.1   294   31.9 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   13 24 35.0   -08 17 23     5.080    4.145   17.6    4.1   294   31.9 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   13 25 29.7   -08 22 59     5.076    4.146   18.3    4.3   293   31.9 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   13 26 24.3   -08 28 32     5.072    4.148   19.1    4.5   293   31.9 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   13 27 18.7   -08 34 04     5.068    4.149   19.9    4.7   293   31.9 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   13 28 13.1   -08 39 35     5.063    4.150   20.6    4.8   293   31.9 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   13 29 07.3   -08 45 04     5.059    4.152   21.4    5.0   293   31.9 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   13 30 01.3   -08 50 31     5.054    4.153   22.1    5.2   293   31.9 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   13 30 55.2   -08 55 57     5.049    4.154   22.9    5.3   293   31.9 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   13 31 48.9   -09 01 21     5.044    4.156   23.7    5.5   293   32.0 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   13 32 42.5   -09 06 44     5.038    4.157   24.4    5.7   293   32.0 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   13 33 35.8   -09 12 04     5.033    4.158   25.2    5.8   293   32.0 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   13 34 29.0   -09 17 23     5.027    4.160   26.0    6.0   292   32.0 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   13 35 22.1   -09 22 40     5.021    4.161   26.7    6.1   292   32.0 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   13 36 14.9   -09 27 56     5.014    4.162   27.5    6.3   292   32.0 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   13 37 07.5   -09 33 09     5.008    4.164   28.3    6.5   292   32.0 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   13 37 60.0   -09 38 21     5.001    4.165   29.1    6.6   292   32.0 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   13 38 52.2   -09 43 30     4.994    4.166   29.8    6.8   292   32.0 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   13 39 44.2   -09 48 38     4.987    4.167   30.6    6.9   292   32.0 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   13 40 36.0   -09 53 43     4.980    4.169   31.4    7.1   292   32.0 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   13 41 27.5   -09 58 47     4.972    4.170   32.2    7.2   292   32.0 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   13 42 18.8   -10 03 49     4.965    4.171   33.0    7.4   292   32.0 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   13 43 09.9   -10 08 48     4.957    4.172   33.8    7.6   292   32.0 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   13 44 00.8   -10 13 46     4.949    4.173   34.5    7.7   292   32.0 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   13 44 51.4   -10 18 41     4.941    4.175   35.3    7.9   292   32.0 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   13 45 41.7   -10 23 34     4.932    4.176   36.1    8.0   292   32.0 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   13 46 31.8   -10 28 25     4.924    4.177   36.9    8.2   291   32.0 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   13 47 21.6   -10 33 14     4.915    4.178   37.7    8.3   291   32.0 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   13 48 11.1   -10 38 01     4.906    4.179   38.5    8.4   291   32.0 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   13 49 00.3   -10 42 45     4.897    4.180   39.3    8.6   291   32.0 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   13 49 49.3   -10 47 27     4.887    4.182   40.1    8.7   291   32.0 

    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.