(5693) 1993 EA
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Dec 2025	21.0	1.907 AU	2.018 AU	12h38m	+00°29'	69.3°	28.9°

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
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   12 38 16.5   +00 29 52     2.018    1.907   69.3   28.9   295   21.0 
2025-12-10 22:11 UT   12 39 27.8   +00 24 28     2.009    1.910   69.9   29.0   295   21.0 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   12 39 33.6   +00 24 02     2.008    1.910   70.0   29.0   295   21.0 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   12 40 50.0   +00 18 19     1.998    1.913   70.6   29.1   295   21.0 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   12 42 05.5   +00 12 43     1.989    1.916   71.3   29.1   295   21.0 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   12 43 20.2   +00 07 15     1.979    1.919   72.0   29.2   294   21.0 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   12 44 34.1   +00 01 54     1.968    1.922   72.7   29.3   294   20.9 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   12 45 47.2   +00 03 20     1.958    1.924   73.4   29.4   294   20.9 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   12 46 59.4   +00 08 25     1.948    1.927   74.1   29.4   294   20.9 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   12 48 10.7   +00 13 22     1.937    1.930   74.8   29.5   294   20.9 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   12 49 21.1   +00 18 11     1.927    1.933   75.5   29.5   294   20.9 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   12 50 30.6   +00 22 53     1.916    1.935   76.3   29.6   294   20.9 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   12 51 39.1   +00 27 25     1.906    1.938   77.0   29.6   294   20.9 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   12 52 46.8   +00 31 50     1.895    1.940   77.7   29.7   294   20.9 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   12 53 53.4   +00 36 05     1.884    1.943   78.4   29.7   294   20.9 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   12 54 59.1   +00 40 12     1.873    1.945   79.2   29.8   294   20.9 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   12 56 03.7   +00 44 10     1.862    1.948   79.9   29.8   294   20.9 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   12 57 07.4   +00 47 59     1.851    1.950   80.7   29.8   294   20.9 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   12 58 10.0   +00 51 39     1.840    1.953   81.4   29.9   293   20.9 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   12 59 11.6   +00 55 10     1.828    1.955   82.2   29.9   293   20.8 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   13 00 12.0   +00 58 31     1.817    1.957   82.9   29.9   293   20.8 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   13 01 11.4   -01 01 43     1.806    1.959   83.7   29.9   293   20.8 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   13 02 09.7   -01 04 46     1.794    1.961   84.5   29.9   293   20.8 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   13 03 06.9   -01 07 38     1.783    1.964   85.3   29.9   293   20.8 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   13 04 02.9   -01 10 21     1.771    1.966   86.0   29.9   293   20.8 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   13 04 57.7   -01 12 53     1.760    1.968   86.8   29.9   293   20.8 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   13 05 51.4   -01 15 16     1.748    1.970   87.6   29.9   293   20.8 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   13 06 43.8   -01 17 28     1.736    1.972   88.4   29.9   293   20.7 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   13 07 35.0   -01 19 30     1.724    1.973   89.2   29.9   293   20.7 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   13 08 24.9   -01 21 21     1.713    1.975   90.0   29.9   292   20.7 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   13 09 13.5   -01 23 01     1.701    1.977   90.9   29.8   292   20.7 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   13 10 00.8   -01 24 30     1.689    1.979   91.7   29.8   292   20.7 

    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.