(60) Echo
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jul 2026	12.6	2.832 AU	1.836 AU	19h32m	-16°09'	165.5°	5.1°
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)                : 0.1843627
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3929653
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.60004
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 191.51412
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 270.90341
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 181.29852
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 102.41932
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.59959
            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
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   19 32 17.3   -16 09 04     1.836    2.832  165.5    5.1   239   12.6 
2026-07-01 16:16 UT   19 31 39.2   -16 10 12     1.834    2.832  166.3    4.9   238   12.6 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   19 31 21.0   -16 10 45     1.833    2.832  166.6    4.8   237   12.6 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   19 30 24.1   -16 12 29     1.830    2.831  167.7    4.4   235   12.6 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   19 29 26.6   -16 14 16     1.827    2.831  168.7    4.0   232   12.5 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   19 28 28.6   -16 16 07     1.825    2.831  169.7    3.7   229   12.5 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   19 27 30.1   -16 17 60     1.823    2.831  170.7    3.3   225   12.5 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   19 26 31.2   -16 19 56     1.821    2.830  171.6    3.0   220   12.5 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   19 25 32.0   -16 21 55     1.819    2.830  172.5    2.7   214   12.5 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   19 24 32.5   -16 23 56     1.818    2.830  173.2    2.4   207   12.4 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   19 23 32.8   -16 25 59     1.817    2.830  173.8    2.2   198   12.4 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   19 22 32.9   -16 28 05     1.816    2.830  174.2    2.1   187   12.4 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   19 21 32.9   -16 30 13     1.816    2.829  174.4    2.0   175   12.4 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   19 20 32.9   -16 32 23     1.816    2.829  174.4    2.0   163   12.4 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   19 19 32.9   -16 34 35     1.816    2.829  174.1    2.1   151   12.4 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   19 18 33.0   -16 36 49     1.816    2.828  173.5    2.3   141   12.4 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   19 17 33.3   -16 39 04     1.817    2.828  172.9    2.6   133   12.4 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   19 16 33.8   -16 41 21     1.818    2.828  172.1    2.8   126   12.5 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   19 15 34.7   -16 43 39     1.819    2.828  171.2    3.2   121   12.5 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   19 14 35.8   -16 45 58     1.821    2.827  170.2    3.5   117   12.5 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   19 13 37.4   -16 48 19     1.822    2.827  169.2    3.9   113   12.5 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   19 12 39.5   -16 50 40     1.824    2.827  168.2    4.2   110   12.6 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   19 11 42.1   -16 53 02     1.827    2.826  167.1    4.6   108   12.6 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   19 10 45.4   -16 55 25     1.829    2.826  166.1    5.0   106   12.6 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   19 09 49.2   -16 57 48     1.832    2.826  165.0    5.3   104   12.6 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   19 08 53.8   -17 00 12     1.835    2.825  163.9    5.7   102   12.6 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   19 07 59.2   -17 02 36     1.839    2.825  162.8    6.1   101   12.7 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   19 07 05.3   -17 05 00     1.843    2.825  161.7    6.5   100   12.7 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   19 06 12.3   -17 07 25     1.847    2.824  160.5    6.9    99   12.7 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   19 05 20.3   -17 09 50     1.851    2.824  159.4    7.3    98   12.7 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   19 04 29.2   -17 12 14     1.855    2.824  158.3    7.6    97   12.8 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   19 03 39.1   -17 14 39     1.860    2.823  157.2    8.0    97   12.8 

    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.