(270) Anahita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Jul 2026	13.9	2.420 AU	2.505 AU	11h32m	+00°55'	73.4°	23.7°
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) : 254.27430
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 80.81191
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 227.49561
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 335.07850
            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
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 32 02.2   +00 55 26     2.505    2.420   73.4   23.7   114   13.9 
2026-07-02 20:17 UT   11 33 02.7   +00 49 44     2.514    2.419   72.9   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 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   11 41 52.7   +00 00 48     2.591    2.410   68.4   23.1   114   13.9 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   11 43 09.2   +00 08 10     2.601    2.409   67.8   23.0   114   13.9 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   11 44 26.3   +00 15 37     2.612    2.408   67.2   22.9   114   14.0 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   11 45 44.0   +00 23 09     2.622    2.407   66.6   22.8   114   14.0 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   11 47 02.2   +00 30 44     2.632    2.405   66.0   22.7   114   14.0 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   11 48 20.9   +00 38 24     2.642    2.404   65.4   22.6   114   14.0 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   11 49 40.2   +00 46 08     2.652    2.403   64.8   22.5   114   14.0 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   11 51 00.1   +00 53 56     2.663    2.402   64.2   22.4   114   14.0 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   11 52 20.5   -01 01 48     2.673    2.400   63.6   22.3   114   14.0 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   11 53 41.4   -01 09 44     2.682    2.399   63.0   22.2   114   14.0 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   11 55 02.8   -01 17 44     2.692    2.398   62.4   22.1   114   14.0 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   11 56 24.7   -01 25 47     2.702    2.396   61.8   22.0   114   14.0 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   11 57 47.1   -01 33 54     2.712    2.395   61.3   21.8   114   14.0 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   11 59 10.0   -01 42 04     2.722    2.394   60.7   21.7   114   14.0 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   12 00 33.4   -01 50 19     2.731    2.393   60.1   21.6   114   14.0 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   12 01 57.2   -01 58 36     2.741    2.391   59.5   21.5   114   14.0 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   12 03 21.5   -02 06 57     2.750    2.390   58.9   21.3   114   14.0 

    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.