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2013 CS83
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today7 Mar 202624.61.451 AU0.947 AU05h27m+31°16'96.9°42.8°
2013 CS83 - 2026-03-07
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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
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   05 27 26.7   +31 16 59     0.947    1.451   96.9   42.8    88   24.6 
2026-03-07 23:35 UT   05 27 28.4   +31 06 44     0.949    1.442   95.9   43.2    88   24.6 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   05 27 28.5   +31 06 33     0.949    1.442   95.9   43.2    88   24.6 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   05 27 33.5   +30 56 13     0.952    1.432   94.9   43.7    87   24.6 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   05 27 41.9   +30 45 57     0.954    1.423   93.9   44.1    87   24.6 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   05 27 53.5   +30 35 47     0.956    1.414   93.0   44.6    87   24.6 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   05 28 08.2   +30 25 41     0.959    1.405   92.0   45.0    87   24.6 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   05 28 26.1   +30 15 40     0.961    1.395   91.1   45.4    87   24.6 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   05 28 46.9   +30 05 44     0.963    1.386   90.2   45.8    87   24.6 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   05 29 10.7   +29 55 52     0.965    1.376   89.2   46.3    87   24.6 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   05 29 37.4   +29 46 04     0.967    1.367   88.3   46.7    87   24.6 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   05 30 07.0   +29 36 21     0.968    1.357   87.4   47.1    87   24.6 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   05 30 39.3   +29 26 41     0.970    1.347   86.6   47.5    87   24.6 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   05 31 14.3   +29 17 05     0.972    1.338   85.7   47.9    87   24.6 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   05 31 51.9   +29 07 32     0.973    1.328   84.8   48.3    87   24.6 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   05 32 32.1   +28 58 02     0.974    1.318   84.0   48.7    87   24.6 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   05 33 14.8   +28 48 35     0.976    1.308   83.1   49.1    87   24.6 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   05 33 60.0   +28 39 10     0.977    1.298   82.3   49.5    87   24.6 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   05 34 47.5   +28 29 48     0.977    1.289   81.5   49.9    87   24.6 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   05 35 37.4   +28 20 27     0.978    1.279   80.7   50.3    87   24.6 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   05 36 29.5   +28 11 07     0.979    1.268   79.9   50.7    87   24.6 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   05 37 23.8   +28 01 49     0.979    1.258   79.1   51.1    87   24.6 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   05 38 20.2   +27 52 32     0.980    1.248   78.3   51.5    87   24.6 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   05 39 18.6   +27 43 14     0.980    1.238   77.5   51.9    87   24.6 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   05 40 19.0   +27 33 57     0.980    1.228   76.7   52.3    87   24.6 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   05 41 21.4   +27 24 40     0.980    1.218   76.0   52.7    87   24.6 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   05 42 25.6   +27 15 22     0.979    1.207   75.2   53.1    87   24.6 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   05 43 31.6   +27 06 02     0.979    1.197   74.5   53.6    87   24.6 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   05 44 39.4   +26 56 41     0.978    1.186   73.7   54.0    87   24.6 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   05 45 48.9   +26 47 19     0.977    1.176   73.0   54.4    88   24.5 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   05 47 00.0   +26 37 53     0.976    1.165   72.3   54.8    88   24.5 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   05 48 12.7   +26 28 26     0.975    1.155   71.5   55.3    88   24.5 


    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.