(60) Echo
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Mar 2026	14.3	2.805 AU	3.175 AU	18h53m	-19°48'	59.5°	17.7°
Opposition	11 Jul 2026	12.4	2.829 AU	1.816 AU	19h22m	-16°29'	174.4°	2.0°

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 Echo are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1844562
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3926898
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.60020
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 191.52298
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 270.85837
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 128.08914
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 102.38305
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.59980
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.70            
        

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
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   18 53 41.6   -19 48 19     3.175    2.805   59.5   17.7   266   14.3 
2026-03-03 16:14 UT   18 54 36.2   -19 46 31     3.168    2.805   59.9   17.8   266   14.3 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   18 55 02.2   -19 45 39     3.164    2.805   60.1   17.8   266   14.3 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   18 56 22.2   -19 42 57     3.152    2.806   60.8   18.0   266   14.3 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   18 57 41.6   -19 40 12     3.141    2.807   61.5   18.1   266   14.3 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   18 59 00.3   -19 37 25     3.129    2.807   62.2   18.2   266   14.3 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   19 00 18.4   -19 34 36     3.117    2.808   62.9   18.3   266   14.3 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   19 01 35.9   -19 31 45     3.106    2.808   63.6   18.5   265   14.3 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   19 02 52.7   -19 28 52     3.094    2.809   64.3   18.6   265   14.3 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   19 04 08.9   -19 25 57     3.082    2.810   65.0   18.7   265   14.3 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   19 05 24.4   -19 22 60     3.070    2.810   65.7   18.8   265   14.3 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   19 06 39.2   -19 20 01     3.058    2.811   66.4   18.9   265   14.3 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   19 07 53.3   -19 17 00     3.045    2.811   67.1   19.0   265   14.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   19 09 06.7   -19 13 58     3.033    2.812   67.8   19.1   265   14.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   19 10 19.3   -19 10 54     3.021    2.812   68.5   19.2   264   14.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   19 11 31.3   -19 07 49     3.008    2.813   69.2   19.3   264   14.3 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   19 12 42.5   -19 04 42     2.996    2.813   69.9   19.4   264   14.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   19 13 52.9   -19 01 34     2.983    2.814   70.6   19.5   264   14.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   19 15 02.6   -18 58 24     2.971    2.814   71.3   19.6   264   14.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   19 16 11.5   -18 55 14     2.958    2.815   72.0   19.7   264   14.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   19 17 19.6   -18 52 02     2.945    2.816   72.8   19.8   263   14.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   19 18 26.9   -18 48 50     2.932    2.816   73.5   19.8   263   14.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   19 19 33.4   -18 45 36     2.920    2.816   74.2   19.9   263   14.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   19 20 39.1   -18 42 22     2.907    2.817   74.9   20.0   263   14.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   19 21 44.0   -18 39 06     2.894    2.817   75.7   20.1   263   14.2 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 22 48.0   -18 35 51     2.881    2.818   76.4   20.1   263   14.2 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 23 51.2   -18 32 34     2.868    2.818   77.1   20.2   263   14.2 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 24 53.5   -18 29 17     2.855    2.819   77.9   20.3   262   14.2 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 25 55.0   -18 25 60     2.841    2.819   78.6   20.3   262   14.2 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 26 55.6   -18 22 42     2.828    2.820   79.3   20.4   262   14.2 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   19 27 55.3   -18 19 24     2.815    2.820   80.1   20.4   262   14.2 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   19 28 54.1   -18 16 06     2.802    2.821   80.8   20.5   262   14.1 

    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.