2013 CS83
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Aug 2026	24.0	1.283 AU	0.713 AU	03h37m	+28°21'	94.6°	51.7°

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
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   03 37 23.9   +28 21 37     0.713    1.283   94.6   51.7   256   24.0 
2026-08-27 02:18 UT   03 37 19.5   +28 22 45     0.713    1.284   94.7   51.7   256   24.0 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   03 36 36.4   +28 33 19     0.713    1.293   95.7   51.0   255   24.0 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   03 35 45.5   +28 44 50     0.712    1.303   96.8   50.3   255   24.0 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   03 34 51.1   +28 56 10     0.712    1.313   97.9   49.7   255   24.0 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   03 33 53.0   +29 07 18     0.711    1.322   99.0   48.9   255   24.0 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   03 32 51.3   +29 18 13     0.711    1.332  100.1   48.2   254   24.0 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   03 31 45.8   +29 28 55     0.710    1.342  101.2   47.5   254   23.9 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   03 30 36.4   +29 39 23     0.709    1.352  102.4   46.8   254   23.9 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   03 29 23.1   +29 49 37     0.708    1.361  103.5   46.1   253   23.9 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   03 28 05.8   +29 59 35     0.707    1.371  104.7   45.4   253   23.9 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   03 26 44.3   +30 09 16     0.707    1.380  105.9   44.6   252   23.9 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   03 25 18.7   +30 18 41     0.706    1.390  107.1   43.9   252   23.9 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   03 23 48.9   +30 27 47     0.705    1.399  108.3   43.1   251   23.9 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   03 22 14.9   +30 36 34     0.704    1.409  109.5   42.4   251   23.9 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   03 20 36.5   +30 45 01     0.703    1.418  110.7   41.6   250   23.9 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   03 18 53.9   +30 53 07     0.703    1.427  112.0   40.9   250   23.9 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   03 17 06.9   +31 00 51     0.702    1.436  113.2   40.1   249   23.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   03 15 15.6   +31 08 12     0.701    1.446  114.5   39.3   249   23.9 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   03 13 20.1   +31 15 08     0.700    1.455  115.8   38.5   248   23.8 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   03 11 20.3   +31 21 38     0.700    1.464  117.1   37.7   247   23.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   03 09 16.3   +31 27 42     0.699    1.473  118.4   36.9   247   23.8 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   03 07 08.1   +31 33 18     0.699    1.482  119.7   36.1   246   23.8 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   03 04 55.9   +31 38 25     0.698    1.491  121.0   35.3   245   23.8 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   03 02 39.6   +31 43 01     0.698    1.499  122.4   34.5   244   23.8 

    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.