(694) Ekard
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 May 2025	15.3	3.486 AU	3.025 AU	10h23m	-06°01'	109.0°	15.9°
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
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   10 23 16.6   -06 01 18     3.025    3.486  109.0   15.9   107   15.3 
2025-05-11 03:29 UT   10 23 18.5   -06 00 38     3.026    3.486  108.9   15.9   107   15.3 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   10 23 30.1   -05 56 48     3.037    3.486  108.1   16.0   107   15.3 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   10 23 44.7   -05 52 26     3.050    3.485  107.2   16.1   107   15.3 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   10 24 00.3   -05 48 11     3.062    3.484  106.3   16.2   108   15.3 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   10 24 16.9   -05 44 04     3.075    3.483  105.4   16.2   108   15.3 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   10 24 34.6   -05 40 05     3.088    3.482  104.5   16.3   108   15.3 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   10 24 53.2   -05 36 13     3.101    3.481  103.7   16.4   108   15.3 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   10 25 12.9   -05 32 28     3.114    3.480  102.8   16.5   109   15.3 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   10 25 33.5   -05 28 52     3.127    3.480  101.9   16.5   109   15.3 
2025-05-20 00:00 UT   10 25 55.1   -05 25 23     3.140    3.479  101.1   16.6   109   15.4 
2025-05-21 00:00 UT   10 26 17.6   -05 22 01     3.153    3.478  100.2   16.6   110   15.4 
2025-05-22 00:00 UT   10 26 41.1   -05 18 47     3.166    3.477   99.3   16.7   110   15.4 
2025-05-23 00:00 UT   10 27 05.6   -05 15 41     3.179    3.476   98.5   16.7   110   15.4 
2025-05-24 00:00 UT   10 27 30.9   -05 12 42     3.193    3.475   97.6   16.8   110   15.4 
2025-05-25 00:00 UT   10 27 57.2   -05 09 51     3.206    3.474   96.8   16.8   110   15.4 
2025-05-26 00:00 UT   10 28 24.4   -05 07 08     3.219    3.473   95.9   16.9   111   15.4 
2025-05-27 00:00 UT   10 28 52.5   -05 04 32     3.232    3.472   95.1   16.9   111   15.4 
2025-05-28 00:00 UT   10 29 21.5   -05 02 04     3.246    3.471   94.3   16.9   111   15.4 
2025-05-29 00:00 UT   10 29 51.3   -04 59 44     3.259    3.470   93.4   16.9   111   15.4 
2025-05-30 00:00 UT   10 30 22.0   -04 57 31     3.272    3.469   92.6   17.0   112   15.5 
2025-05-31 00:00 UT   10 30 53.6   -04 55 25     3.286    3.468   91.8   17.0   112   15.5 
2025-06-01 00:00 UT   10 31 26.0   -04 53 27     3.299    3.467   91.0   17.0   112   15.5 
2025-06-02 00:00 UT   10 31 59.2   -04 51 37     3.312    3.466   90.1   17.0   112   15.5 
2025-06-03 00:00 UT   10 32 33.2   -04 49 53     3.326    3.465   89.3   17.0   112   15.5 
2025-06-04 00:00 UT   10 33 08.1   -04 48 18     3.339    3.464   88.5   17.0   113   15.5 
2025-06-05 00:00 UT   10 33 43.7   -04 46 49     3.352    3.463   87.7   17.0   113   15.5 
2025-06-06 00:00 UT   10 34 20.0   -04 45 28     3.366    3.462   86.9   17.0   113   15.5 
2025-06-07 00:00 UT   10 34 57.2   -04 44 14     3.379    3.461   86.1   17.0   113   15.5 
2025-06-08 00:00 UT   10 35 35.1   -04 43 07     3.392    3.460   85.3   17.0   113   15.5 
2025-06-09 00:00 UT   10 36 13.7   -04 42 07     3.405    3.459   84.5   17.0   114   15.5 
2025-06-10 00:00 UT   10 36 53.0   -04 41 14     3.419    3.458   83.7   17.0   114   15.5 

    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.