2018 EB4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Sep 2026	31.3	3.590 AU	2.857 AU	02h28m	+15°29'	130.1°	12.4°

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 2018 EB4 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6241195
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3143166
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.39310
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 359.75685
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 221.26835
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 108.34577
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 41.01680
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.91882
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.52            
        

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
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   02 28 10.6   +15 29 33     2.857    3.590  130.1   12.4   251   31.3 
2026-09-13 23:50 UT   02 27 40.7   +15 27 29     2.848    3.592  131.2   12.2   251   31.3 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   02 27 40.5   +15 27 28     2.848    3.592  131.2   12.2   251   31.3 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   02 27 09.3   +15 25 18     2.839    3.594  132.4   11.9   251   31.3 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   02 26 36.8   +15 23 01     2.829    3.596  133.5   11.7   251   31.3 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   02 26 03.1   +15 20 39     2.821    3.598  134.6   11.5   251   31.3 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   02 25 28.3   +15 18 10     2.812    3.600  135.7   11.2   250   31.2 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   02 24 52.4   +15 15 35     2.803    3.602  136.8   11.0   250   31.2 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   02 24 15.2   +15 12 53     2.795    3.604  138.0   10.8   250   31.2 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   02 23 37.0   +15 10 06     2.787    3.606  139.1   10.5   250   31.2 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   02 22 57.7   +15 07 13     2.779    3.608  140.2   10.3   250   31.2 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   02 22 17.3   +15 04 13     2.771    3.610  141.4   10.0   250   31.2 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   02 21 35.8   +15 01 08     2.764    3.612  142.5    9.7   250   31.2 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   02 20 53.3   +14 57 56     2.757    3.614  143.7    9.5   250   31.1 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   02 20 09.7   +14 54 39     2.750    3.616  144.9    9.2   250   31.1 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   02 19 25.2   +14 51 16     2.743    3.618  146.0    8.9   250   31.1 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   02 18 39.7   +14 47 47     2.737    3.620  147.2    8.6   250   31.1 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   02 17 53.2   +14 44 13     2.731    3.622  148.4    8.3   249   31.1 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   02 17 05.9   +14 40 33     2.725    3.624  149.6    8.1   249   31.1 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   02 16 17.6   +14 36 48     2.719    3.626  150.7    7.8   249   31.0 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   02 15 28.5   +14 32 57     2.714    3.628  151.9    7.5   249   31.0 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   02 14 38.5   +14 29 01     2.709    3.630  153.1    7.2   249   31.0 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   02 13 47.8   +14 24 59     2.704    3.632  154.3    6.9   249   31.0 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   02 12 56.3   +14 20 53     2.699    3.633  155.5    6.5   249   31.0 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   02 12 04.0   +14 16 42     2.695    3.635  156.7    6.2   248   31.0 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   02 11 11.1   +14 12 25     2.691    3.637  157.9    5.9   248   30.9 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   02 10 17.5   +14 08 05     2.687    3.639  159.2    5.6   248   30.9 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   02 09 23.2   +14 03 40     2.684    3.641  160.4    5.3   248   30.9 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   02 08 28.4   +13 59 10     2.681    3.642  161.6    5.0   247   30.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   02 07 33.1   +13 54 37     2.678    3.644  162.8    4.6   247   30.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   02 06 37.3   +13 49 59     2.676    3.646  164.0    4.3   247   30.8 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   02 05 41.0   +13 45 18     2.674    3.648  165.3    4.0   246   30.8 

    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.