(270) Anahita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Dec 2025	13.8	2.529 AU	2.330 AU	11h33m	+00°06'	90.0°	22.9°
Opposition	10 Mar 2026	12.0	2.514 AU	1.523 AU	11h19m	+00°09'	176.0°	1.6°

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) : 254.28261
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 80.81693
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 166.98488
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 335.09183
            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
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   11 33 47.0   +00 06 42     2.330    2.529   90.0   22.9   293   13.8 
2025-12-16 15:08 UT   11 34 16.8   +00 02 48     2.321    2.529   90.5   22.9   293   13.8 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   11 34 34.0   +00 00 32     2.316    2.529   90.8   22.9   293   13.8 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   11 35 20.0   +00 05 32     2.303    2.529   91.6   22.9   293   13.8 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   11 36 04.8   +00 11 31     2.289    2.529   92.4   22.9   293   13.8 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   11 36 48.7   +00 17 23     2.276    2.529   93.2   22.9   293   13.8 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   11 37 31.4   +00 23 08     2.262    2.529   94.0   22.8   294   13.8 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   11 38 13.0   +00 28 47     2.249    2.529   94.8   22.8   294   13.7 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   11 38 53.5   +00 34 20     2.235    2.529   95.7   22.8   294   13.7 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   11 39 32.9   +00 39 46     2.222    2.529   96.5   22.7   294   13.7 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   11 40 11.1   +00 45 05     2.209    2.530   97.3   22.7   294   13.7 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   11 40 48.1   +00 50 17     2.195    2.530   98.2   22.6   294   13.7 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   11 41 24.0   +00 55 22     2.182    2.530   99.0   22.6   294   13.7 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   11 41 58.6   -01 00 20     2.168    2.530   99.9   22.5   294   13.7 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   11 42 32.0   -01 05 11     2.155    2.530  100.7   22.5   294   13.6 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   11 43 04.2   -01 09 54     2.142    2.530  101.6   22.4   294   13.6 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   11 43 35.2   -01 14 30     2.128    2.530  102.4   22.3   294   13.6 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   11 44 04.8   -01 18 58     2.115    2.530  103.3   22.2   294   13.6 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   11 44 33.2   -01 23 18     2.102    2.530  104.2   22.1   294   13.6 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   11 45 00.2   -01 27 30     2.089    2.530  105.1   22.0   294   13.6 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   11 45 25.9   -01 31 35     2.076    2.530  106.0   21.9   294   13.5 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   11 45 50.3   -01 35 31     2.063    2.530  106.9   21.8   294   13.5 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   11 46 13.3   -01 39 18     2.050    2.530  107.8   21.7   294   13.5 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   11 46 35.0   -01 42 58     2.037    2.530  108.7   21.6   294   13.5 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   11 46 55.2   -01 46 28     2.024    2.530  109.6   21.5   294   13.5 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   11 47 14.0   -01 49 50     2.011    2.530  110.5   21.3   295   13.5 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   11 47 31.3   -01 53 02     1.998    2.530  111.5   21.2   295   13.4 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   11 47 47.2   -01 56 06     1.986    2.530  112.4   21.1   295   13.4 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   11 48 01.6   -01 59 00     1.973    2.530  113.3   20.9   295   13.4 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   11 48 14.4   -02 01 45     1.961    2.529  114.3   20.8   295   13.4 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   11 48 25.8   -02 04 20     1.948    2.529  115.2   20.6   295   13.4 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   11 48 35.6   -02 06 45     1.936    2.529  116.2   20.4   295   13.3 

    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.