|
(5693) 1993 EA |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 4 Apr 2026 | 18.9 | 1.972 AU | 0.998 AU | 12h08m | +10°00' | 161.3° | 9.4° |
(5693) 1993 EA - 2026-04-04
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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 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
2026-04-04 00:00 UT 12 08 35.4 +10 00 25 0.998 1.972 161.3 9.4 145 18.9
2026-04-04 15:01 UT 12 07 22.2 +10 07 22 0.999 1.970 160.5 9.8 144 18.9
2026-04-05 00:00 UT 12 06 38.6 +10 11 28 1.000 1.970 160.0 10.0 143 18.9
2026-04-06 00:00 UT 12 04 42.8 +10 22 12 1.002 1.968 158.7 10.6 141 18.9
2026-04-07 00:00 UT 12 02 48.1 +10 32 37 1.004 1.966 157.4 11.3 139 19.0
2026-04-08 00:00 UT 12 00 54.7 +10 42 41 1.006 1.963 156.1 11.9 137 19.0
2026-04-09 00:00 UT 11 59 02.7 +10 52 24 1.009 1.961 154.7 12.6 135 19.0
2026-04-10 00:00 UT 11 57 12.2 +11 01 46 1.012 1.959 153.4 13.2 134 19.0
2026-04-11 00:00 UT 11 55 23.4 +11 10 46 1.015 1.957 152.1 13.9 133 19.1
2026-04-12 00:00 UT 11 53 36.3 +11 19 24 1.018 1.955 150.7 14.5 132 19.1
2026-04-13 00:00 UT 11 51 51.2 +11 27 39 1.022 1.952 149.4 15.2 131 19.1
2026-04-14 00:00 UT 11 50 08.1 +11 35 32 1.026 1.950 148.1 15.8 130 19.1
2026-04-15 00:00 UT 11 48 27.1 +11 43 01 1.030 1.948 146.7 16.4 129 19.2
2026-04-16 00:00 UT 11 46 48.3 +11 50 07 1.034 1.945 145.4 17.0 128 19.2
2026-04-17 00:00 UT 11 45 11.8 +11 56 50 1.039 1.943 144.1 17.6 127 19.2
2026-04-18 00:00 UT 11 43 37.7 +12 03 09 1.043 1.940 142.8 18.2 126 19.3
2026-04-19 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
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.
