(694) Ekard
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Jul 2025	15.7	3.415 AU	3.858 AU	11h07m	-05°20'	57.2°	14.5°
Opposition	12 May 2026	12.6	2.686 AU	1.676 AU	15h18m	-17°28'	179.1°	0.4°

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 Ekard are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3229498
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6695924
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.89869
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 229.96494
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 111.72722
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 203.21467
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 162.47154
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 14.74253
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.36            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   11 07 12.1   -05 20 06     3.858    3.415   57.2   14.5   120   15.7 
2025-07-16 11:37 UT   11 07 40.9   -05 21 27     3.863    3.414   56.8   14.4   120   15.7 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   11 08 11.8   -05 22 55     3.868    3.414   56.5   14.4   120   15.7 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   11 09 11.8   -05 25 48     3.879    3.412   55.8   14.3   120   15.7 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   11 10 12.3   -05 28 47     3.889    3.411   55.1   14.1   120   15.7 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   11 11 13.2   -05 31 50     3.899    3.409   54.4   14.0   120   15.7 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   11 12 14.4   -05 34 58     3.910    3.408   53.7   13.9   121   15.7 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   11 13 16.1   -05 38 11     3.920    3.407   53.0   13.8   121   15.7 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   11 14 18.1   -05 41 28     3.930    3.405   52.3   13.7   121   15.7 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   11 15 20.5   -05 44 50     3.940    3.404   51.7   13.5   121   15.7 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   11 16 23.2   -05 48 17     3.949    3.403   51.0   13.4   121   15.7 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   11 17 26.3   -05 51 48     3.959    3.401   50.3   13.3   121   15.7 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   11 18 29.8   -05 55 23     3.969    3.400   49.6   13.2   122   15.7 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   11 19 33.5   -05 59 03     3.978    3.398   48.9   13.0   122   15.7 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   11 20 37.7   -06 02 47     3.987    3.397   48.3   12.9   122   15.7 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   11 21 42.1   -06 06 35     3.996    3.395   47.6   12.8   122   15.7 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   11 22 46.9   -06 10 27     4.005    3.394   46.9   12.6   122   15.7 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   11 23 52.0   -06 14 23     4.014    3.393   46.3   12.5   122   15.7 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   11 24 57.5   -06 18 24     4.023    3.391   45.6   12.3   123   15.7 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   11 26 03.2   -06 22 28     4.032    3.390   44.9   12.2   123   15.7 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   11 27 09.2   -06 26 36     4.040    3.388   44.3   12.1   123   15.7 
2025-08-05 00:00 UT   11 28 15.5   -06 30 48     4.048    3.387   43.6   11.9   123   15.7 
2025-08-06 00:00 UT   11 29 22.2   -06 35 04     4.057    3.385   42.9   11.8   123   15.7 
2025-08-07 00:00 UT   11 30 29.1   -06 39 23     4.065    3.384   42.3   11.6   124   15.7 
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   11 31 36.3   -06 43 47     4.073    3.382   41.6   11.5   124   15.7 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   11 32 43.8   -06 48 13     4.080    3.381   41.0   11.3   124   15.7 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   11 33 51.5   -06 52 44     4.088    3.379   40.3   11.2   124   15.7 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   11 34 59.6   -06 57 17     4.096    3.378   39.6   11.0   124   15.7 
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   11 36 07.9   -07 01 55     4.103    3.376   39.0   10.9   125   15.7 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   11 37 16.4   -07 06 35     4.110    3.374   38.3   10.7   125   15.7 
2025-08-14 00:00 UT   11 38 25.3   -07 11 19     4.117    3.373   37.7   10.6   125   15.7 
2025-08-15 00:00 UT   11 39 34.4   -07 16 07     4.124    3.371   37.0   10.4   125   15.6 

    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.