(694) Ekard |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 29 Mar 2024 | 15.1 | 3.189 AU | 2.954 AU | 06h50m | +06°28' | 94.4° | 18.2° |
Opposition | 8 Mar 2025 | 14.5 | 3.524 AU | 2.573 AU | 10h46m | -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.