(5693) 1993 EA
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jan 2026	20.5	1.997 AU	1.544 AU	13h17m	-01°26'	102.1°	28.8°

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
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   13 17 33.0   -01 26 40     1.544    1.997  102.1   28.8   291   20.5 
2026-01-21 14:49 UT   13 17 49.9   -01 25 57     1.536    1.997  102.6   28.7   291   20.5 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   13 18 00.0   -01 25 27     1.532    1.998  103.0   28.7   291   20.5 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   13 18 25.3   -01 24 01     1.519    1.999  103.9   28.6   291   20.5 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   13 18 48.7   -01 22 20     1.507    2.000  104.8   28.4   290   20.4 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   13 19 10.3   -01 20 25     1.495    2.001  105.8   28.3   290   20.4 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 19 29.9   -01 18 15     1.483    2.002  106.7   28.1   290   20.4 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 19 47.6   -01 15 52     1.471    2.003  107.7   27.9   290   20.4 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 20 03.4   -01 13 13     1.459    2.004  108.6   27.8   290   20.3 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 20 17.1   -01 10 20     1.447    2.005  109.6   27.6   290   20.3 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 20 28.8   -01 07 11     1.435    2.006  110.6   27.4   290   20.3 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 20 38.4   -01 03 48     1.423    2.007  111.6   27.2   289   20.3 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 20 45.9   -01 00 09     1.411    2.007  112.6   27.0   289   20.3 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 20 51.3   +00 56 14     1.400    2.008  113.6   26.7   289   20.2 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 20 54.4   +00 52 04     1.388    2.009  114.6   26.5   289   20.2 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 20 55.3   +00 47 37     1.376    2.009  115.6   26.3   289   20.2 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   13 20 53.9   +00 42 55     1.365    2.010  116.6   26.0   288   20.2 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   13 20 50.1   +00 37 56     1.353    2.011  117.7   25.7   288   20.1 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   13 20 44.0   +00 32 40     1.342    2.011  118.7   25.5   288   20.1 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   13 20 35.5   +00 27 07     1.330    2.012  119.8   25.2   288   20.1 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   13 20 24.5   +00 21 18     1.319    2.012  120.9   24.9   288   20.0 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   13 20 11.0   +00 15 12     1.308    2.012  122.0   24.6   287   20.0 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   13 19 55.0   +00 08 48     1.297    2.013  123.1   24.3   287   20.0 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   13 19 36.4   +00 02 07     1.286    2.013  124.2   23.9   287   20.0 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   13 19 15.2   +00 04 51     1.275    2.013  125.3   23.6   287   19.9 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   13 18 51.3   +00 12 07     1.264    2.014  126.4   23.2   286   19.9 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   13 18 24.7   +00 19 40     1.253    2.014  127.5   22.9   286   19.9 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   13 17 55.4   +00 27 31     1.243    2.014  128.7   22.5   286   19.9 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   13 17 23.4   +00 35 39     1.232    2.014  129.8   22.1   285   19.8 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   13 16 48.5   +00 44 05     1.222    2.014  131.0   21.7   285   19.8 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   13 16 10.9   +00 52 49     1.212    2.014  132.2   21.3   285   19.8 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   13 15 30.4   +01 01 49     1.202    2.014  133.4   20.9   284   19.7 

    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.