2020 RM6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jul 2026	31.7	3.896 AU	4.087 AU	11h42m	+03°09'	72.1°	14.4°

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
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 42 22.5   +03 09 37     4.087    3.896   72.1   14.4   113   31.7 
2026-07-05 07:22 UT   11 42 33.1   +03 08 18     4.092    3.897   71.8   14.4   113   31.7 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   11 42 57.2   +03 05 20     4.104    3.899   71.3   14.3   113   31.7 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   11 43 32.3   +03 01 00     4.122    3.901   70.5   14.2   113   31.7 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   11 44 08.0   +02 56 37     4.139    3.904   69.7   14.1   113   31.7 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   11 44 44.2   +02 52 11     4.156    3.907   68.9   14.1   113   31.8 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   11 45 20.8   +02 47 42     4.173    3.909   68.1   14.0   113   31.8 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   11 45 58.0   +02 43 10     4.190    3.912   67.3   13.9   113   31.8 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   11 46 35.7   +02 38 35     4.206    3.915   66.6   13.8   113   31.8 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   11 47 13.8   +02 33 57     4.223    3.917   65.8   13.7   113   31.8 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   11 47 52.4   +02 29 17     4.240    3.920   65.0   13.6   113   31.8 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   11 48 31.5   +02 24 33     4.256    3.923   64.2   13.5   113   31.8 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   11 49 11.0   +02 19 47     4.273    3.925   63.5   13.4   113   31.8 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   11 49 50.9   +02 14 59     4.289    3.928   62.7   13.3   113   31.8 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   11 50 31.3   +02 10 08     4.305    3.930   61.9   13.2   113   31.8 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   11 51 12.1   +02 05 14     4.321    3.933   61.2   13.1   113   31.8 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   11 51 53.4   +02 00 18     4.337    3.935   60.4   13.0   113   31.8 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   11 52 35.0   +01 55 19     4.353    3.938   59.6   12.9   113   31.8 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   11 53 17.0   +01 50 19     4.369    3.941   58.9   12.8   113   31.8 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   11 53 59.5   +01 45 15     4.384    3.943   58.1   12.6   113   31.8 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   11 54 42.3   +01 40 10     4.400    3.946   57.4   12.5   113   31.8 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   11 55 25.4   +01 35 03     4.415    3.948   56.6   12.4   113   31.8 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   11 56 09.0   +01 29 53     4.430    3.951   55.8   12.3   113   31.9 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   11 56 52.9   +01 24 41     4.446    3.953   55.1   12.2   113   31.9 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   11 57 37.2   +01 19 27     4.461    3.956   54.3   12.0   113   31.9 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   11 58 21.8   +01 14 11     4.475    3.958   53.6   11.9   113   31.9 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   11 59 06.7   +01 08 54     4.490    3.960   52.8   11.8   113   31.9 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   11 59 52.0   +01 03 34     4.505    3.963   52.1   11.7   113   31.9 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   12 00 37.6   +00 58 12     4.519    3.965   51.3   11.5   113   31.9 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   12 01 23.6   +00 52 49     4.534    3.968   50.6   11.4   113   31.9 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   12 02 09.8   +00 47 24     4.548    3.970   49.9   11.3   113   31.9 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   12 02 56.4   +00 41 56     4.562    3.973   49.1   11.1   113   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.