|
(4954) Eric |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 12 Nov 2026 | 17.9 | 2.567 AU | 3.402 AU | 16h42m | -35°22' | 27.7° | 10.3° |
(4954) Eric - 2026-11-12
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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 Eric are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.4492205
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.0015735
i (Inclination) : 17.42561
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 358.39098
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 52.62893
M (Mean anomaly) : 196.79352
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 49.71387
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 13.76812
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
2026-11-12 00:00 UT 16 42 37.1 -35 22 53 3.402 2.567 27.7 10.3 124 17.9
2026-11-12 21:00 UT 16 44 19.9 -35 24 33 3.403 2.564 27.2 10.2 124 17.9
2026-11-13 00:00 UT 16 44 34.6 -35 24 47 3.404 2.563 27.2 10.2 124 17.9
2026-11-14 00:00 UT 16 46 32.7 -35 26 38 3.406 2.560 26.6 10.0 125 17.9
2026-11-15 00:00 UT 16 48 31.1 -35 28 26 3.408 2.557 26.1 9.8 125 17.9
2026-11-16 00:00 UT 16 50 30.1 -35 30 11 3.409 2.553 25.6 9.6 126 17.9
2026-11-17 00:00 UT 16 52 29.5 -35 31 53 3.411 2.550 25.1 9.5 126 17.9
2026-11-18 00:00 UT 16 54 29.4 -35 33 32 3.412 2.546 24.6 9.3 127 17.9
2026-11-19 00:00 UT 16 56 29.7 -35 35 08 3.413 2.543 24.1 9.1 127 17.8
2026-11-20 00:00 UT 16 58 30.5 -35 36 40 3.414 2.540 23.6 9.0 128 17.8
2026-11-21 00:00 UT 17 00 31.7 -35 38 09 3.415 2.536 23.1 8.8 128 17.8
2026-11-22 00:00 UT 17 02 33.4 -35 39 34 3.416 2.533 22.6 8.6 129 17.8
2026-11-23 00:00 UT 17 04 35.4 -35 40 56 3.417 2.529 22.1 8.4 130 17.8
2026-11-24 00:00 UT 17 06 38.0 -35 42 14 3.417 2.526 21.6 8.3 130 17.8
2026-11-25 00:00 UT 17 08 40.9 -35 43 29 3.418 2.522 21.1 8.1 131 17.8
2026-11-26 00:00 UT 17 10 44.3 -35 44 39 3.418 2.519 20.7 8.0 132 17.8
2026-11-27 00:00 UT 17 12 48.1 -35 45 46 3.418 2.515 20.2 7.8 133 17.8
2026-11-28 00:00 UT 17 14 52.3 -35 46 49 3.418 2.511 19.8 7.6 133 17.8
2026-11-29 00:00 UT 17 16 57.0 -35 47 48 3.418 2.508 19.3 7.5 134 17.7
2026-11-30 00:00 UT 17 19 02.0 -35 48 43 3.417 2.504 18.9 7.3 135 17.7
2026-12-01 00:00 UT 17 21 07.5 -35 49 33 3.417 2.501 18.4 7.2 136 17.7
2026-12-02 00:00 UT 17 23 13.3 -35 50 20 3.416 2.497 18.0 7.0 137 17.7
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.
