(270) Anahita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 May 2026	13.5	2.465 AU	2.021 AU	10h54m	+04°06'	103.6°	23.5°
Opposition	3 Sep 2027	10.2	1.868 AU	0.861 AU	22h41m	-02°46'	174.9°	2.8°

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 Anahita are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1507768
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1983362
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.36736
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 254.28260
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 80.81693
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 166.98488
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 335.09182
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.33700
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.26            
        

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
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   10 54 14.4   +04 06 29     2.021    2.465  103.6   23.5   112   13.5 
2026-05-21 14:35 UT   10 54 34.2   +04 05 16     2.028    2.464  103.1   23.6   112   13.5 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   10 54 47.2   +04 04 27     2.033    2.464  102.8   23.6   112   13.5 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   10 55 21.4   +04 02 16     2.044    2.463  102.0   23.7   112   13.5 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   10 55 56.7   +03 59 56     2.056    2.462  101.2   23.8   112   13.5 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   10 56 33.4   +03 57 28     2.067    2.461  100.4   23.9   112   13.5 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   10 57 11.2   +03 54 52     2.079    2.460   99.6   24.0   112   13.5 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   10 57 50.2   +03 52 07     2.091    2.459   98.8   24.0   112   13.5 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   10 58 30.4   +03 49 15     2.102    2.458   98.0   24.1   112   13.6 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   10 59 11.7   +03 46 14     2.114    2.457   97.2   24.2   112   13.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   10 59 54.1   +03 43 06     2.126    2.456   96.5   24.2   112   13.6 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 00 37.7   +03 39 50     2.137    2.455   95.7   24.3   112   13.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 01 22.3   +03 36 26     2.149    2.454   94.9   24.3   112   13.6 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   11 02 08.1   +03 32 55     2.161    2.453   94.2   24.3   112   13.6 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   11 02 54.8   +03 29 16     2.173    2.452   93.4   24.4   113   13.6 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   11 03 42.6   +03 25 30     2.184    2.451   92.7   24.4   113   13.6 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   11 04 31.5   +03 21 36     2.196    2.450   91.9   24.4   113   13.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   11 05 21.3   +03 17 35     2.208    2.449   91.2   24.5   113   13.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   11 06 12.1   +03 13 27     2.220    2.448   90.5   24.5   113   13.7 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   11 07 03.9   +03 09 12     2.231    2.447   89.7   24.5   113   13.7 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   11 07 56.7   +03 04 50     2.243    2.446   89.0   24.5   113   13.7 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   11 08 50.4   +03 00 22     2.255    2.445   88.3   24.5   113   13.7 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   11 09 45.1   +02 55 46     2.266    2.444   87.6   24.5   113   13.7 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   11 10 40.6   +02 51 03     2.278    2.443   86.8   24.5   113   13.7 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   11 11 37.1   +02 46 14     2.290    2.442   86.1   24.5   113   13.7 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   11 12 34.5   +02 41 18     2.301    2.440   85.4   24.5   113   13.8 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   11 13 32.7   +02 36 16     2.313    2.439   84.7   24.5   113   13.8 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   11 14 31.8   +02 31 07     2.325    2.438   84.0   24.5   113   13.8 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   11 15 31.8   +02 25 51     2.336    2.437   83.4   24.5   113   13.8 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   11 16 32.6   +02 20 30     2.348    2.436   82.7   24.4   113   13.8 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   11 17 34.2   +02 15 02     2.359    2.435   82.0   24.4   113   13.8 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   11 18 36.6   +02 09 28     2.371    2.434   81.3   24.4   113   13.8 

    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.