(694) Ekard
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today29 Mar 202415.13.189 AU2.954 AU06h50m+06°28'94.4°18.2°
Opposition8 Mar 202514.53.524 AU2.573 AU10h46m-13°17'160.5°5.4°
(694) Ekard - 2024-03-29
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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 Ekard are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3231867
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6692867
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.89906
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 229.96321
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 111.76231
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 112.75103
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 162.50593
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 14.73919
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.36            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.




Ephemerides:
Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-03-29 00:00 UT   06 50 15.2   +06 28 53     2.954    3.189   94.4   18.2    94   15.1 
2024-03-29 11:04 UT   06 50 30.7   +06 30 21     2.961    3.190   94.0   18.2    94   15.1 
2024-03-30 00:00 UT   06 50 49.1   +06 32 04     2.970    3.192   93.6   18.2    94   15.1 
2024-03-31 00:00 UT   06 51 24.0   +06 35 11     2.986    3.194   92.8   18.2    94   15.2 
2024-04-01 00:00 UT   06 51 59.8   +06 38 14     3.002    3.196   92.0   18.2    95   15.2 
2024-04-02 00:00 UT   06 52 36.5   +06 41 14     3.018    3.198   91.2   18.2    95   15.2 
2024-04-03 00:00 UT   06 53 14.2   +06 44 10     3.034    3.201   90.4   18.2    95   15.2 
2024-04-04 00:00 UT   06 53 52.8   +06 47 02     3.050    3.203   89.6   18.2    96   15.2 
2024-04-05 00:00 UT   06 54 32.2   +06 49 51     3.066    3.205   88.8   18.2    96   15.2 
2024-04-06 00:00 UT   06 55 12.6   +06 52 35     3.082    3.207   88.0   18.2    96   15.2 
2024-04-07 00:00 UT   06 55 53.8   +06 55 15     3.099    3.209   87.2   18.2    97   15.2 
2024-04-08 00:00 UT   06 56 35.9   +06 57 52     3.115    3.212   86.4   18.1    97   15.3 
2024-04-09 00:00 UT   06 57 18.8   +07 00 24     3.131    3.214   85.7   18.1    97   15.3 
2024-04-10 00:00 UT   06 58 02.5   +07 02 52     3.147    3.216   84.9   18.1    97   15.3 
2024-04-11 00:00 UT   06 58 47.1   +07 05 16     3.163    3.218   84.1   18.0    98   15.3 
2024-04-12 00:00 UT   06 59 32.4   +07 07 36     3.179    3.220   83.3   18.0    98   15.3 
2024-04-13 00:00 UT   07 00 18.5   +07 09 52     3.195    3.223   82.6   18.0    98   15.3 
2024-04-14 00:00 UT   07 01 05.4   +07 12 03     3.211    3.225   81.8   17.9    99   15.3 
2024-04-15 00:00 UT   07 01 53.0   +07 14 10     3.227    3.227   81.1   17.9    99   15.3 
2024-04-16 00:00 UT   07 02 41.4   +07 16 13     3.242    3.229   80.3   17.8    99   15.3 
2024-04-17 00:00 UT   07 03 30.4   +07 18 11     3.258    3.231   79.6   17.8    99   15.4 
2024-04-18 00:00 UT   07 04 20.2   +07 20 05     3.274    3.233   78.8   17.7   100   15.4 
2024-04-19 00:00 UT   07 05 10.7   +07 21 54     3.290    3.235   78.1   17.7   100   15.4 
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   07 06 01.8   +07 23 39     3.306    3.238   77.4   17.6   100   15.4 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   07 06 53.6   +07 25 20     3.321    3.240   76.6   17.6   100   15.4 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   07 07 46.0   +07 26 56     3.337    3.242   75.9   17.5   101   15.4 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   07 08 39.1   +07 28 28     3.352    3.244   75.2   17.4   101   15.4 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   07 09 32.8   +07 29 56     3.368    3.246   74.4   17.4   101   15.4 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   07 10 27.0   +07 31 19     3.383    3.248   73.7   17.3   102   15.4 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   07 11 21.9   +07 32 37     3.399    3.250   73.0   17.2   102   15.4 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   07 12 17.4   +07 33 51     3.414    3.252   72.3   17.1   102   15.5 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   07 13 13.4   +07 35 01     3.429    3.254   71.6   17.1   102   15.5 


    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.