|
(270) Anahita |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 16 Jul 2026 | 14.0 | 2.403 AU | 2.652 AU | 11h49m | -00°46' | 64.8° | 22.5° |
| Opposition | 3 Sep 2027 | 10.2 | 1.867 AU | 0.860 AU | 22h41m | -02°42' | 174.8° | 2.8° |
(270) Anahita - 2026-07-16
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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
2026-07-16 00:00 UT 11 49 40.2 +00 46 08 2.652 2.403 64.8 22.5 114 14.0
2026-07-16 22:05 UT 11 50 53.7 +00 53 19 2.662 2.402 64.3 22.4 114 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
2026-07-27 00:00 UT 12 04 46.3 -02 15 21 2.759 2.389 58.4 21.2 114 14.0
2026-07-28 00:00 UT 12 06 11.6 -02 23 48 2.769 2.387 57.8 21.1 114 14.0
2026-07-29 00:00 UT 12 07 37.3 -02 32 18 2.778 2.386 57.2 21.0 114 14.0
2026-07-30 00:00 UT 12 09 03.5 -02 40 52 2.787 2.385 56.6 20.8 114 14.0
2026-07-31 00:00 UT 12 10 30.1 -02 49 28 2.796 2.383 56.1 20.7 114 14.0
2026-08-01 00:00 UT 12 11 57.1 -02 58 08 2.805 2.382 55.5 20.6 114 14.0
2026-08-02 00:00 UT 12 13 24.6 -03 06 50 2.814 2.381 55.0 20.4 114 14.0
2026-08-03 00:00 UT 12 14 52.5 -03 15 35 2.823 2.379 54.4 20.3 114 14.0
2026-08-04 00:00 UT 12 16 20.9 -03 24 23 2.831 2.378 53.8 20.1 114 14.0
2026-08-05 00:00 UT 12 17 49.7 -03 33 14 2.840 2.377 53.3 20.0 114 14.0
2026-08-06 00:00 UT 12 19 18.9 -03 42 07 2.848 2.375 52.7 19.9 114 14.0
2026-08-07 00:00 UT 12 20 48.6 -03 51 03 2.857 2.374 52.2 19.7 114 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.
