(6993) 1995 BJ4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	12 Nov 2026	16.2	2.857 AU	1.869 AU	03h16m	+14°26'	176.3°	1.3°
Today	14 Nov 2026	16.2	2.857 AU	1.869 AU	03h15m	+14°21'	176.3°	1.3°

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 1995 BJ4 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0821351
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1081063
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.40064
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 128.07528
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 293.84555
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 322.00761
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 61.93944
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.19561
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.48            
        

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
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   03 15 17.8   +14 21 40     1.869    2.857  176.3    1.3   360   16.2 
2026-11-14 00:18 UT   03 15 17.2   +14 21 38     1.869    2.857  176.3    1.3     0   16.2 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   03 14 27.7   +14 18 37     1.869    2.857  175.8    1.5    16   16.3 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   03 13 37.8   +14 15 35     1.870    2.857  175.1    1.7    28   16.3 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   03 12 48.0   +14 12 36     1.871    2.857  174.2    2.0    37   16.3 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   03 11 58.4   +14 09 39     1.872    2.856  173.2    2.4    43   16.3 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   03 11 09.2   +14 06 44     1.874    2.856  172.1    2.7    48   16.4 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   03 10 20.3   +14 03 52     1.876    2.856  171.0    3.1    51   16.4 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   03 09 31.7   +14 01 03     1.878    2.856  169.9    3.5    54   16.4 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   03 08 43.7   +13 58 17     1.881    2.856  168.8    3.9    56   16.4 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   03 07 56.1   +13 55 34     1.883    2.856  167.6    4.3    58   16.5 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   03 07 09.1   +13 52 55     1.886    2.856  166.5    4.6    59   16.5 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   03 06 22.8   +13 50 20     1.890    2.855  165.3    5.0    61   16.5 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   03 05 37.1   +13 47 48     1.893    2.855  164.1    5.4    62   16.5 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   03 04 52.1   +13 45 21     1.897    2.855  163.0    5.8    63   16.6 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   03 04 07.8   +13 42 58     1.901    2.855  161.8    6.2    63   16.6 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   03 03 24.4   +13 40 39     1.906    2.855  160.6    6.6    64   16.6 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   03 02 41.8   +13 38 26     1.910    2.855  159.5    7.0    65   16.6 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   03 02 00.1   +13 36 17     1.915    2.855  158.3    7.3    65   16.6 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   03 01 19.4   +13 34 13     1.920    2.855  157.1    7.7    66   16.7 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   03 00 39.6   +13 32 14     1.926    2.855  156.0    8.1    66   16.7 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   03 00 00.9   +13 30 21     1.932    2.854  154.8    8.5    66   16.7 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   02 59 23.2   +13 28 34     1.938    2.854  153.6    8.8    67   16.7 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   02 58 46.7   +13 26 52     1.944    2.854  152.5    9.2    67   16.8 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   02 58 11.3   +13 25 16     1.950    2.854  151.3    9.5    67   16.8 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   02 57 37.1   +13 23 47     1.957    2.854  150.2    9.9    68   16.8 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   02 57 04.0   +13 22 23     1.964    2.854  149.0   10.2    68   16.8 
2026-12-10 00:00 UT   02 56 32.3   +13 21 06     1.971    2.854  147.9   10.6    68   16.8 
2026-12-11 00:00 UT   02 56 01.8   +13 19 55     1.979    2.854  146.8   10.9    68   16.9 
2026-12-12 00:00 UT   02 55 32.6   +13 18 51     1.986    2.854  145.7   11.2    69   16.9 
2026-12-13 00:00 UT   02 55 04.8   +13 17 53     1.994    2.854  144.5   11.5    69   16.9 
2026-12-14 00:00 UT   02 54 38.3   +13 17 02     2.002    2.854  143.4   11.9    69   16.9 

    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.