(5693) 1993 EA
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 May 2026	19.8	1.877 AU	1.181 AU	11h21m	+12°51'	117.7°	28.4°

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 1993 EA are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5851004
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.2705678
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.05886
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 96.97654
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 258.97795
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 118.41460
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 175.91245
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.96531
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.43            
        

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
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   11 21 12.8   +12 51 30     1.181    1.877  117.7   28.4   118   19.8 
2026-05-09 16:18 UT   11 20 50.1   +12 50 41     1.187    1.875  117.0   28.7   117   19.8 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   11 20 39.7   +12 50 15     1.189    1.874  116.6   28.8   117   19.8 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   11 20 09.3   +12 48 43     1.197    1.870  115.6   29.1   117   19.8 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   11 19 41.6   +12 46 56     1.205    1.866  114.5   29.5   117   19.8 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   11 19 16.6   +12 44 53     1.213    1.863  113.5   29.8   117   19.8 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   11 18 54.2   +12 42 34     1.221    1.859  112.5   30.1   116   19.9 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   11 18 34.4   +12 39 60     1.229    1.855  111.5   30.5   116   19.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   11 18 17.3   +12 37 11     1.237    1.851  110.5   30.8   116   19.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   11 18 02.6   +12 34 07     1.245    1.848  109.5   31.1   116   19.9 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   11 17 50.5   +12 30 50     1.253    1.844  108.5   31.3   116   19.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   11 17 40.9   +12 27 18     1.262    1.840  107.6   31.6   116   20.0 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 17 33.7   +12 23 33     1.270    1.836  106.6   31.9   115   20.0 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 17 28.9   +12 19 35     1.278    1.832  105.7   32.1   115   20.0 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 17 26.5   +12 15 24     1.286    1.828  104.7   32.4   115   20.0 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   11 17 26.4   +12 11 00     1.294    1.824  103.8   32.6   115   20.0 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   11 17 28.6   +12 06 25     1.303    1.819  102.9   32.9   115   20.0 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   11 17 33.1   +12 01 37     1.311    1.815  102.0   33.1   115   20.0 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   11 17 39.7   +11 56 38     1.319    1.811  101.1   33.3   115   20.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   11 17 48.5   +11 51 27     1.327    1.806  100.2   33.5   114   20.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   11 17 59.4   +11 46 05     1.335    1.802   99.3   33.7   114   20.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 18 12.4   +11 40 33     1.343    1.798   98.5   33.9   114   20.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 18 27.5   +11 34 50     1.351    1.793   97.6   34.1   114   20.1 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 18 44.5   +11 28 56     1.359    1.789   96.8   34.2   114   20.1 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 19 03.5   +11 22 53     1.367    1.784   95.9   34.4   114   20.1 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   11 19 24.5   +11 16 39     1.375    1.779   95.1   34.6   114   20.2 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   11 19 47.3   +11 10 16     1.383    1.775   94.3   34.7   114   20.2 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   11 20 12.0   +11 03 43     1.391    1.770   93.4   34.9   114   20.2 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   11 20 38.6   +10 57 01     1.399    1.765   92.6   35.0   113   20.2 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   11 21 06.9   +10 50 09     1.407    1.760   91.8   35.2   113   20.2 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   11 21 37.0   +10 43 09     1.414    1.756   91.0   35.3   113   20.2 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   11 22 08.9   +10 35 59     1.422    1.751   90.3   35.4   113   20.2 

    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.