2022 EK
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Oct 2026	31.9	2.509 AU	2.714 AU	17h33m	-23°03'	67.6°	21.6°

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 2022 EK are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5874357
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5140552
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.61538
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 130.23603
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 29.46584
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 25.73150
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 159.70045
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.30270
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.99            
        

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
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   17 33 33.5   -23 03 41     2.714    2.509   67.6   21.6    93   31.9 
2026-10-10 01:56 UT   17 33 41.2   -23 03 47     2.715    2.509   67.5   21.6    93   31.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   17 35 09.0   -23 04 50     2.732    2.515   67.0   21.4    92   32.0 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   17 36 44.7   -23 05 55     2.751    2.522   66.3   21.3    92   32.0 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   17 38 20.6   -23 06 56     2.769    2.528   65.7   21.1    92   32.0 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   17 39 56.5   -23 07 54     2.787    2.534   65.1   20.9    92   32.0 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   17 41 32.6   -23 08 48     2.806    2.541   64.5   20.7    92   32.0 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   17 43 08.8   -23 09 38     2.824    2.547   63.9   20.6    92   32.0 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   17 44 45.2   -23 10 24     2.842    2.553   63.2   20.4    91   32.0 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   17 46 21.6   -23 11 07     2.860    2.559   62.6   20.2    91   32.1 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   17 47 58.1   -23 11 45     2.878    2.566   62.0   20.0    91   32.1 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   17 49 34.7   -23 12 20     2.896    2.572   61.4   19.9    91   32.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   17 51 11.4   -23 12 51     2.914    2.578   60.7   19.7    91   32.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   17 52 48.1   -23 13 18     2.932    2.584   60.1   19.5    91   32.1 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   17 54 25.0   -23 13 42     2.950    2.591   59.5   19.3    90   32.1 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   17 56 01.9   -23 14 01     2.967    2.597   58.9   19.1    90   32.1 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   17 57 38.8   -23 14 17     2.985    2.603   58.2   19.0    90   32.1 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   17 59 15.8   -23 14 29     3.003    2.609   57.6   18.8    90   32.2 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   18 00 52.9   -23 14 37     3.020    2.615   57.0   18.6    90   32.2 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   18 02 30.0   -23 14 41     3.038    2.621   56.4   18.4    90   32.2 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   18 04 07.2   -23 14 41     3.055    2.627   55.7   18.2    89   32.2 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   18 05 44.4   -23 14 38     3.072    2.633   55.1   18.0    89   32.2 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   18 07 21.7   -23 14 30     3.089    2.639   54.5   17.8    89   32.2 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   18 08 59.0   -23 14 19     3.106    2.646   53.9   17.6    89   32.2 

    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.