(270) Anahita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Jun 2026	13.7	2.443 AU	2.266 AU	11h09m	+02°55'	87.6°	24.5°
Opposition	3 Sep 2027	10.2	1.867 AU	0.860 AU	22h41m	-02°42'	174.8°	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)                : 0.1510197
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1979132
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.36734
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 254.27431
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 80.81191
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 227.49561
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 335.07851
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.33695
            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
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   11 09 44.2   +02 55 52     2.266    2.443   87.6   24.5   113   13.7 
2026-06-11 16:41 UT   11 10 22.7   +02 52 36     2.274    2.443   87.1   24.5   113   13.7 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   11 10 39.8   +02 51 10     2.278    2.442   86.8   24.5   113   13.7 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   11 11 36.2   +02 46 20     2.290    2.441   86.1   24.5   113   13.7 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   11 12 33.6   +02 41 24     2.301    2.440   85.4   24.5   113   13.8 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   11 13 31.8   +02 36 22     2.313    2.439   84.7   24.5   113   13.8 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   11 14 30.9   +02 31 13     2.324    2.438   84.0   24.5   113   13.8 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   11 15 30.9   +02 25 58     2.336    2.437   83.3   24.5   113   13.8 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   11 16 31.7   +02 20 36     2.348    2.436   82.7   24.4   113   13.8 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   11 17 33.3   +02 15 08     2.359    2.435   82.0   24.4   113   13.8 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   11 18 35.7   +02 09 34     2.370    2.434   81.3   24.4   113   13.8 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   11 19 38.9   +02 03 54     2.382    2.433   80.6   24.3   113   13.8 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   11 20 42.9   +01 58 09     2.393    2.431   80.0   24.3   113   13.8 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   11 21 47.6   +01 52 17     2.405    2.430   79.3   24.3   113   13.8 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   11 22 53.1   +01 46 20     2.416    2.429   78.6   24.2   114   13.8 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   11 23 59.3   +01 40 17     2.427    2.428   78.0   24.2   114   13.9 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   11 25 06.2   +01 34 08     2.438    2.427   77.3   24.1   114   13.9 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 26 13.9   +01 27 54     2.450    2.426   76.7   24.1   114   13.9 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 27 22.2   +01 21 35     2.461    2.425   76.0   24.0   114   13.9 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 28 31.2   +01 15 11     2.472    2.423   75.4   23.9   114   13.9 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   11 29 40.9   +01 08 41     2.483    2.422   74.7   23.9   114   13.9 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 30 51.2   +01 02 06     2.494    2.421   74.1   23.8   114   13.9 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 32 02.2   +00 55 26     2.505    2.420   73.4   23.7   114   13.9 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   11 33 13.9   +00 48 41     2.516    2.419   72.8   23.7   114   13.9 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   11 34 26.2   +00 41 51     2.527    2.418   72.2   23.6   114   13.9 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 35 39.1   +00 34 56     2.537    2.416   71.5   23.5   114   13.9 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   11 36 52.6   +00 27 57     2.548    2.415   70.9   23.4   114   13.9 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   11 38 06.7   +00 20 53     2.559    2.414   70.3   23.4   114   13.9 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   11 39 21.5   +00 13 44     2.570    2.413   69.7   23.3   114   13.9 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   11 40 36.8   +00 06 30     2.580    2.412   69.1   23.2   114   13.9 

    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.