(4954) Eric
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Nov 2025	18.1	2.734 AU	3.556 AU	14h11m	-20°18'	28.9°	10.0°

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 Eric are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4493641
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0013784
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.42719
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 358.39637
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 52.62293
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 127.17485
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 49.71295
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 13.76823
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.83            
        

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
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   14 11 16.9   -20 18 32     3.556    2.734   28.9   10.0   277   18.1 
2025-11-28 02:46 UT   14 11 26.4   -20 19 42     3.556    2.734   29.0   10.1   277   18.1 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   14 12 40.0   -20 28 34     3.551    2.736   29.5   10.2   278   18.2 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   14 14 03.0   -20 38 33     3.546    2.739   30.2   10.4   278   18.2 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   14 15 25.8   -20 48 30     3.541    2.741   30.8   10.6   278   18.2 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   14 16 48.4   -20 58 26     3.536    2.743   31.4   10.8   278   18.2 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   14 18 10.8   -21 08 20     3.530    2.745   32.1   11.0   278   18.2 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   14 19 33.0   -21 18 12     3.524    2.748   32.7   11.2   278   18.2 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   14 20 55.0   -21 28 02     3.519    2.750   33.4   11.4   278   18.2 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   14 22 16.8   -21 37 50     3.513    2.752   34.0   11.6   278   18.2 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   14 23 38.4   -21 47 36     3.507    2.754   34.7   11.7   279   18.2 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   14 24 59.8   -21 57 20     3.500    2.756   35.3   11.9   279   18.2 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   14 26 21.0   -22 07 03     3.494    2.758   36.0   12.1   279   18.2 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   14 27 42.0   -22 16 44     3.487    2.761   36.7   12.3   279   18.2 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   14 29 02.7   -22 26 23     3.480    2.763   37.3   12.5   279   18.2 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   14 30 23.2   -22 35 60     3.474    2.765   38.0   12.7   279   18.2 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   14 31 43.4   -22 45 35     3.467    2.767   38.7   12.8   279   18.2 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   14 33 03.4   -22 55 08     3.459    2.769   39.3   13.0   279   18.2 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   14 34 23.1   -23 04 40     3.452    2.771   40.0   13.2   279   18.2 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   14 35 42.6   -23 14 10     3.445    2.773   40.7   13.4   279   18.2 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   14 37 01.8   -23 23 38     3.437    2.775   41.3   13.5   279   18.2 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   14 38 20.7   -23 33 04     3.429    2.777   42.0   13.7   279   18.2 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   14 39 39.3   -23 42 29     3.421    2.779   42.7   13.9   279   18.2 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   14 40 57.6   -23 51 51     3.413    2.781   43.4   14.1   279   18.2 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   14 42 15.5   -24 01 12     3.405    2.783   44.0   14.2   280   18.2 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   14 43 33.2   -24 10 31     3.397    2.785   44.7   14.4   280   18.3 

    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.