(270) Anahita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Oct 2025	14.2	2.510 AU	3.031 AU	10h26m	+07°50'	50.0°	17.7°
Opposition	10 Mar 2026	12.0	2.514 AU	1.523 AU	11h19m	+00°08'	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)                : 0.1502829
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1991322
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.36776
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 254.29337
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 80.84530
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 106.51243
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 335.13098
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.33758
            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
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   10 26 45.8   +07 50 59     3.031    2.510   50.0   17.7   290   14.2 
2025-10-19 01:28 UT   10 26 51.1   +07 50 26     3.031    2.510   50.0   17.7   290   14.2 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   10 28 11.4   +07 42 02     3.021    2.510   50.6   17.9   290   14.2 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   10 29 36.4   +07 33 06     3.011    2.511   51.2   18.0   290   14.2 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   10 31 01.1   +07 24 10     3.001    2.511   51.8   18.2   290   14.2 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   10 32 25.3   +07 15 15     2.991    2.512   52.4   18.3   290   14.2 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   10 33 49.0   +07 06 20     2.981    2.512   53.1   18.5   290   14.2 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   10 35 12.3   +06 57 26     2.970    2.513   53.7   18.6   290   14.2 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   10 36 35.2   +06 48 34     2.960    2.513   54.3   18.7   291   14.2 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   10 37 57.5   +06 39 42     2.949    2.514   54.9   18.9   291   14.2 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   10 39 19.4   +06 30 51     2.939    2.514   55.6   19.0   291   14.2 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   10 40 40.8   +06 22 01     2.928    2.514   56.2   19.2   291   14.2 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   10 42 01.7   +06 13 12     2.917    2.515   56.8   19.3   291   14.2 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   10 43 22.2   +06 04 25     2.906    2.515   57.5   19.4   291   14.2 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   10 44 42.1   +05 55 39     2.895    2.516   58.1   19.6   291   14.2 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   10 46 01.5   +05 46 54     2.884    2.516   58.7   19.7   291   14.2 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   10 47 20.5   +05 38 11     2.873    2.517   59.4   19.8   291   14.2 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   10 48 38.9   +05 29 29     2.861    2.517   60.0   20.0   291   14.2 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   10 49 56.8   +05 20 49     2.850    2.517   60.7   20.1   291   14.2 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   10 51 14.2   +05 12 11     2.839    2.518   61.3   20.2   291   14.2 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   10 52 31.0   +05 03 34     2.827    2.518   62.0   20.3   291   14.2 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   10 53 47.3   +04 54 59     2.815    2.519   62.6   20.4   291   14.1 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   10 55 03.1   +04 46 26     2.804    2.519   63.3   20.6   291   14.1 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   10 56 18.3   +04 37 54     2.792    2.519   64.0   20.7   292   14.1 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   10 57 33.0   +04 29 25     2.780    2.520   64.6   20.8   292   14.1 

    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.