(5693) 1993 EA
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Apr 2026	19.3	1.940 AU	1.043 AU	11h43m	+12°03'	142.8°	18.2°

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
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   11 43 37.7   +12 03 09     1.043    1.940  142.8   18.2   126   19.3 
2026-04-18 15:21 UT   11 42 38.8   +12 06 59     1.047    1.939  141.9   18.6   126   19.3 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   11 42 06.1   +12 09 04     1.048    1.938  141.5   18.8   126   19.3 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   11 40 37.0   +12 14 37     1.054    1.935  140.2   19.4   125   19.3 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   11 39 10.6   +12 19 46     1.059    1.933  138.9   20.0   124   19.3 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   11 37 46.8   +12 24 32     1.065    1.930  137.6   20.6   124   19.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   11 36 25.7   +12 28 55     1.070    1.927  136.3   21.1   123   19.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   11 35 07.4   +12 32 55     1.076    1.924  135.1   21.6   123   19.4 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   11 33 51.9   +12 36 33     1.082    1.921  133.9   22.2   122   19.4 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   11 32 39.1   +12 39 49     1.089    1.919  132.6   22.7   122   19.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   11 31 29.2   +12 42 43     1.095    1.916  131.4   23.2   121   19.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   11 30 22.2   +12 45 15     1.102    1.913  130.2   23.7   121   19.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   11 29 18.0   +12 47 27     1.108    1.910  129.0   24.2   121   19.5 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   11 28 16.7   +12 49 18     1.115    1.907  127.8   24.7   120   19.6 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   11 27 18.3   +12 50 49     1.122    1.904  126.6   25.1   120   19.6 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   11 26 22.7   +12 51 59     1.129    1.900  125.5   25.6   120   19.6 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   11 25 29.9   +12 52 51     1.136    1.897  124.3   26.0   119   19.6 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   11 24 40.0   +12 53 23     1.144    1.894  123.2   26.4   119   19.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   11 23 53.0   +12 53 36     1.151    1.891  122.1   26.9   119   19.7 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   11 23 08.8   +12 53 31     1.159    1.887  121.0   27.3   118   19.7 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   11 22 27.3   +12 53 08     1.166    1.884  119.9   27.7   118   19.7 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   11 21 48.7   +12 52 27     1.174    1.881  118.8   28.1   118   19.7 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   11 21 12.9   +12 51 30     1.181    1.877  117.7   28.4   118   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 

    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.