(270) Anahita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Dec 2025	14.0	2.526 AU	2.516 AU	11h21m	+01°42'	79.3°	22.6°
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
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   11 21 10.7   +01 42 13     2.516    2.526   79.3   22.6   293   14.0 
2025-12-02 04:39 UT   11 21 22.3   +01 40 47     2.514    2.526   79.4   22.6   293   14.0 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   11 22 10.3   +01 34 53     2.503    2.526   80.0   22.6   293   14.0 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   11 23 09.2   +01 27 38     2.490    2.527   80.8   22.6   293   14.0 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   11 24 07.2   +01 20 27     2.477    2.527   81.5   22.7   293   13.9 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   11 25 04.4   +01 13 20     2.464    2.527   82.3   22.7   293   13.9 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   11 26 00.7   +01 06 18     2.450    2.527   83.0   22.8   293   13.9 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   11 26 56.2   +00 59 20     2.437    2.527   83.8   22.8   293   13.9 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   11 27 50.8   +00 52 28     2.424    2.528   84.5   22.8   293   13.9 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   11 28 44.5   +00 45 40     2.410    2.528   85.3   22.8   293   13.9 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   11 29 37.3   +00 38 57     2.397    2.528   86.1   22.9   293   13.9 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   11 30 29.2   +00 32 19     2.383    2.528   86.8   22.9   293   13.9 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   11 31 20.1   +00 25 46     2.370    2.528   87.6   22.9   293   13.9 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   11 32 10.1   +00 19 19     2.357    2.528   88.4   22.9   293   13.8 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   11 32 59.1   +00 12 58     2.343    2.529   89.2   22.9   293   13.8 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   11 33 47.0   +00 06 42     2.330    2.529   90.0   22.9   293   13.8 
2025-12-17 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 

    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.