(270) Anahita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Feb 2026	12.8	2.525 AU	1.669 AU	11h43m	-02°09'	142.6°	13.7°
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) : 254.28260
            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
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   11 43 51.0   -02 09 11     1.669    2.525  142.6   13.7   298   12.8 
2026-02-09 09:10 UT   11 43 38.7   -02 08 18     1.666    2.525  143.0   13.6   298   12.8 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   11 43 18.2   -02 06 49     1.661    2.525  143.7   13.4   298   12.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   11 42 43.8   -02 04 15     1.653    2.525  144.9   13.0   299   12.7 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   11 42 07.9   -02 01 30     1.645    2.524  146.0   12.6   299   12.7 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   11 41 30.4   -01 58 34     1.637    2.524  147.2   12.2   299   12.7 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   11 40 51.5   -01 55 26     1.629    2.524  148.4   11.8   299   12.7 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   11 40 11.0   -01 52 07     1.622    2.523  149.5   11.4   300   12.6 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   11 39 29.1   -01 48 37     1.615    2.523  150.7   11.0   300   12.6 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   11 38 45.8   -01 44 56     1.608    2.523  151.9   10.6   300   12.6 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   11 38 01.2   -01 41 04     1.601    2.522  153.1   10.2   301   12.6 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   11 37 15.2   -01 37 02     1.595    2.522  154.3    9.8   301   12.5 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   11 36 27.9   -01 32 49     1.589    2.522  155.5    9.4   302   12.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   11 35 39.4   -01 28 27     1.583    2.521  156.7    8.9   302   12.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   11 34 49.8   -01 23 54     1.577    2.521  157.9    8.5   303   12.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   11 33 59.0   -01 19 12     1.572    2.521  159.1    8.0   303   12.4 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   11 33 07.1   -01 14 21     1.566    2.520  160.3    7.6   304   12.4 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   11 32 14.3   -01 09 21     1.562    2.520  161.6    7.1   305   12.4 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   11 31 20.4   -01 04 13     1.557    2.520  162.8    6.7   306   12.3 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   11 30 25.7   +00 58 56     1.553    2.519  164.0    6.2   307   12.3 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   11 29 30.2   +00 53 31     1.549    2.519  165.2    5.8   308   12.3 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   11 28 33.8   +00 47 59     1.545    2.519  166.4    5.3   309   12.3 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   11 27 36.8   +00 42 19     1.541    2.518  167.6    4.8   311   12.2 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   11 26 39.1   +00 36 33     1.538    2.518  168.8    4.4   313   12.2 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   11 25 40.8   +00 30 40     1.535    2.517  170.0    3.9   316   12.2 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   11 24 42.0   +00 24 42     1.532    2.517  171.1    3.5   319   12.1 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   11 23 42.7   +00 18 37     1.530    2.516  172.2    3.1   323   12.1 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   11 22 43.1   +00 12 27     1.528    2.516  173.3    2.6   328   12.1 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   11 21 43.1   +00 06 13     1.526    2.516  174.3    2.3   336   12.0 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   11 20 42.9   +00 00 06     1.525    2.515  175.1    1.9   346   12.0 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   11 19 42.5   +00 06 29     1.523    2.515  175.8    1.7     0   12.0 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   11 18 42.0   +00 12 55     1.522    2.514  176.1    1.5    18   12.0 

    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.