2013 CS83
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Feb 2026	24.3	1.702 AU	0.874 AU	05h58m	+36°46'	132.3°	25.4°

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 2013 CS83 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6246253
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5214302
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.87850
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 337.72127
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 273.10360
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 254.28402
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 250.87148
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -9.86387
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.88            
        

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
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   05 58 09.8   +36 46 05     0.874    1.702  132.3   25.4   102   24.3 
2026-02-05 22:25 UT   05 56 11.4   +36 36 55     0.875    1.695  131.1   26.0   101   24.3 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   05 56 03.2   +36 36 16     0.875    1.694  131.0   26.1   101   24.3 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   05 54 01.1   +36 26 12     0.876    1.686  129.7   26.8   100   24.3 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   05 52 03.4   +36 15 55     0.878    1.679  128.3   27.4   100   24.3 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   05 50 10.3   +36 05 26     0.880    1.671  127.0   28.1    99   24.3 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   05 48 21.8   +35 54 46     0.881    1.663  125.7   28.8    98   24.4 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   05 46 38.0   +35 43 56     0.883    1.655  124.4   29.5    97   24.4 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   05 44 58.8   +35 32 58     0.885    1.647  123.1   30.1    97   24.4 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   05 43 24.3   +35 21 53     0.888    1.639  121.8   30.8    96   24.4 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   05 41 54.4   +35 10 43     0.890    1.631  120.6   31.4    95   24.4 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   05 40 29.3   +34 59 27     0.892    1.623  119.3   32.1    95   24.4 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   05 39 08.9   +34 48 08     0.895    1.615  118.1   32.7    94   24.4 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   05 37 53.1   +34 36 46     0.897    1.607  116.8   33.3    94   24.4 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   05 36 41.9   +34 25 22     0.900    1.598  115.6   33.9    93   24.5 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   05 35 35.4   +34 13 57     0.902    1.590  114.4   34.5    93   24.5 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   05 34 33.4   +34 02 32     0.905    1.582  113.2   35.1    92   24.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   05 33 35.9   +33 51 07     0.908    1.573  112.0   35.6    92   24.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   05 32 42.9   +33 39 44     0.911    1.565  110.9   36.2    91   24.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   05 31 54.3   +33 28 22     0.913    1.556  109.7   36.8    91   24.5 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   05 31 10.0   +33 17 04     0.916    1.548  108.6   37.3    90   24.5 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   05 30 30.0   +33 05 48     0.919    1.539  107.4   37.8    90   24.5 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   05 29 54.1   +32 54 35     0.922    1.531  106.3   38.4    90   24.5 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   05 29 22.4   +32 43 26     0.925    1.522  105.2   38.9    90   24.6 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   05 28 54.6   +32 32 21     0.928    1.513  104.1   39.4    89   24.6 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   05 28 30.8   +32 21 21     0.930    1.504  103.1   39.9    89   24.6 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   05 28 10.9   +32 10 25     0.933    1.496  102.0   40.4    89   24.6 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   05 27 54.8   +31 59 34     0.936    1.487  100.9   40.9    88   24.6 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   05 27 42.4   +31 48 47     0.939    1.478   99.9   41.4    88   24.6 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   05 27 33.6   +31 38 06     0.941    1.469   98.9   41.8    88   24.6 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   05 27 28.4   +31 27 30     0.944    1.460   97.9   42.3    88   24.6 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   05 27 26.7   +31 16 59     0.947    1.451   96.9   42.8    88   24.6 

    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.