(60) Echo
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Jun 2026	13.1	2.834 AU	1.961 AU	19h48m	-15°49'	142.4°	12.6°
Opposition	11 Jul 2026	12.4	2.829 AU	1.816 AU	19h22m	-16°29'	174.4°	2.0°

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 Echo are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1843627
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3929653
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.60004
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 191.51412
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 270.90341
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 181.29852
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 102.41932
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.59959
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.70            
        

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
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   19 48 14.9   -15 49 20     1.961    2.834  142.4   12.6   253   13.1 
2026-06-10 11:21 UT   19 47 59.4   -15 49 24     1.957    2.834  142.9   12.5   253   13.1 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   19 47 41.7   -15 49 30     1.953    2.834  143.5   12.3   253   13.1 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   19 47 07.1   -15 49 45     1.945    2.834  144.6   12.0   252   13.0 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   19 46 31.1   -15 50 05     1.937    2.834  145.6   11.7   252   13.0 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   19 45 53.7   -15 50 30     1.929    2.834  146.7   11.3   252   13.0 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   19 45 14.9   -15 50 59     1.922    2.834  147.8   11.0   251   13.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   19 44 34.8   -15 51 34     1.915    2.834  148.9   10.7   251   13.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   19 43 53.4   -15 52 14     1.908    2.834  150.0   10.3   251   12.9 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   19 43 10.7   -15 52 58     1.901    2.833  151.1   10.0   250   12.9 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   19 42 26.8   -15 53 47     1.895    2.833  152.2    9.6   250   12.9 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   19 41 41.6   -15 54 40     1.888    2.833  153.3    9.3   249   12.9 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   19 40 55.3   -15 55 38     1.882    2.833  154.4    8.9   249   12.8 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   19 40 07.9   -15 56 41     1.877    2.833  155.6    8.5   248   12.8 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   19 39 19.4   -15 57 47     1.871    2.833  156.7    8.2   248   12.8 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   19 38 29.8   -15 58 58     1.866    2.833  157.8    7.8   247   12.8 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   19 37 39.3   -16 00 13     1.861    2.833  158.9    7.4   246   12.8 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   19 36 47.7   -16 01 32     1.856    2.833  160.0    7.0   245   12.7 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   19 35 55.3   -16 02 55     1.851    2.832  161.1    6.7   244   12.7 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   19 35 02.0   -16 04 22     1.847    2.832  162.2    6.3   243   12.7 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   19 34 07.9   -16 05 52     1.843    2.832  163.3    5.9   242   12.7 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   19 33 13.0   -16 07 26     1.839    2.832  164.4    5.5   241   12.6 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   19 32 17.3   -16 09 04     1.836    2.832  165.5    5.1   239   12.6 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   19 31 21.0   -16 10 45     1.833    2.832  166.6    4.8   237   12.6 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   19 30 24.1   -16 12 29     1.830    2.831  167.7    4.4   235   12.6 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   19 29 26.6   -16 14 16     1.827    2.831  168.7    4.0   232   12.5 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   19 28 28.6   -16 16 07     1.825    2.831  169.7    3.7   229   12.5 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   19 27 30.1   -16 17 60     1.823    2.831  170.7    3.3   225   12.5 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   19 26 31.2   -16 19 56     1.821    2.830  171.6    3.0   220   12.5 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   19 25 32.0   -16 21 55     1.819    2.830  172.5    2.7   214   12.5 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   19 24 32.5   -16 23 56     1.818    2.830  173.2    2.4   207   12.4 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   19 23 32.8   -16 25 59     1.817    2.830  173.8    2.2   198   12.4 

    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.