|
(270) Anahita |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 7 Aug 2026 | 14.0 | 2.374 AU | 2.857 AU | 12h20m | -03°51' | 52.2° | 19.7° |
| Opposition | 3 Sep 2027 | 10.2 | 1.867 AU | 0.860 AU | 22h41m | -02°42' | 174.8° | 2.8° |
(270) Anahita - 2026-08-07
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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
2026-08-07 00:00 UT 12 20 48.6 -03 51 03 2.857 2.374 52.2 19.7 114 14.0
2026-08-07 00:37 UT 12 20 50.9 -03 51 17 2.857 2.374 52.1 19.7 114 14.0
2026-08-08 00:00 UT 12 22 18.7 -04 00 01 2.865 2.372 51.6 19.6 114 14.0
2026-08-09 00:00 UT 12 23 49.2 -04 09 02 2.874 2.371 51.0 19.4 114 14.0
2026-08-10 00:00 UT 12 25 20.1 -04 18 06 2.882 2.370 50.5 19.3 114 14.0
2026-08-11 00:00 UT 12 26 51.5 -04 27 11 2.890 2.368 49.9 19.1 114 14.0
2026-08-12 00:00 UT 12 28 23.3 -04 36 19 2.898 2.367 49.4 19.0 114 14.0
2026-08-13 00:00 UT 12 29 55.5 -04 45 30 2.906 2.365 48.8 18.8 114 14.0
2026-08-14 00:00 UT 12 31 28.0 -04 54 42 2.914 2.364 48.3 18.7 114 14.0
2026-08-15 00:00 UT 12 33 01.0 -05 03 57 2.922 2.363 47.8 18.5 114 14.0
2026-08-16 00:00 UT 12 34 34.4 -05 13 13 2.929 2.361 47.2 18.3 114 14.0
2026-08-17 00:00 UT 12 36 08.2 -05 22 32 2.937 2.360 46.7 18.2 114 14.0
2026-08-18 00:00 UT 12 37 42.4 -05 31 52 2.944 2.358 46.1 18.0 114 14.0
2026-08-19 00:00 UT 12 39 17.0 -05 41 14 2.952 2.357 45.6 17.9 114 14.0
2026-08-20 00:00 UT 12 40 51.9 -05 50 37 2.959 2.355 45.0 17.7 114 14.0
2026-08-21 00:00 UT 12 42 27.3 -06 00 03 2.966 2.354 44.5 17.5 114 14.0
2026-08-22 00:00 UT 12 44 03.0 -06 09 30 2.973 2.353 44.0 17.4 114 14.0
2026-08-23 00:00 UT 12 45 39.1 -06 18 58 2.980 2.351 43.4 17.2 114 14.0
2026-08-24 00:00 UT 12 47 15.6 -06 28 28 2.987 2.350 42.9 17.0 114 14.0
2026-08-25 00:00 UT 12 48 52.5 -06 37 59 2.994 2.348 42.4 16.9 114 14.0
2026-08-26 00:00 UT 12 50 29.7 -06 47 31 3.001 2.347 41.8 16.7 114 14.0
2026-08-27 00:00 UT 12 52 07.3 -06 57 05 3.007 2.345 41.3 16.5 114 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.
