(270) Anahita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	10 Mar 2026	12.0	2.514 AU	1.523 AU	11h19m	+00°09'	176.0°	1.6°
Today	26 Mar 2026	12.4	2.507 AU	1.542 AU	11h04m	+01°50'	161.1°	7.4°

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
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   11 04 13.3   +01 50 48     1.542    2.507  161.1    7.4   102   12.4 
2026-03-26 06:45 UT   11 03 58.5   +01 52 34     1.543    2.506  160.8    7.5   102   12.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   11 03 21.2   +01 57 03     1.545    2.506  159.9    7.9   102   12.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   11 02 30.1   +02 03 13     1.549    2.505  158.7    8.3   103   12.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   11 01 40.2   +02 09 17     1.553    2.505  157.5    8.8   104   12.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   11 00 51.5   +02 15 17     1.558    2.504  156.3    9.2   104   12.5 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   11 00 04.0   +02 21 10     1.562    2.504  155.1    9.7   105   12.5 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   10 59 17.7   +02 26 58     1.567    2.503  153.9   10.1   105   12.5 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   10 58 32.8   +02 32 39     1.572    2.502  152.7   10.5   105   12.5 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   10 57 49.2   +02 38 14     1.577    2.502  151.6   11.0   106   12.5 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   10 57 07.0   +02 43 41     1.583    2.501  150.4   11.4   106   12.6 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   10 56 26.2   +02 49 02     1.588    2.501  149.2   11.8   106   12.6 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   10 55 46.9   +02 54 14     1.594    2.500  148.1   12.2   107   12.6 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   10 55 09.0   +02 59 19     1.600    2.499  146.9   12.6   107   12.6 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   10 54 32.7   +03 04 17     1.607    2.499  145.8   13.0   107   12.7 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   10 53 57.9   +03 09 05     1.613    2.498  144.6   13.4   107   12.7 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   10 53 24.7   +03 13 46     1.620    2.497  143.5   13.8   108   12.7 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   10 52 53.1   +03 18 17     1.627    2.497  142.4   14.2   108   12.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   10 52 23.1   +03 22 40     1.634    2.496  141.3   14.6   108   12.8 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   10 51 54.7   +03 26 54     1.642    2.495  140.1   14.9   108   12.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   10 51 28.0   +03 30 59     1.649    2.495  139.0   15.3   108   12.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   10 51 02.9   +03 34 54     1.657    2.494  137.9   15.6   109   12.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   10 50 39.5   +03 38 40     1.665    2.493  136.9   16.0   109   12.8 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   10 50 17.8   +03 42 16     1.673    2.492  135.8   16.3   109   12.9 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   10 49 57.8   +03 45 42     1.681    2.492  134.7   16.6   109   12.9 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   10 49 39.5   +03 48 58     1.690    2.491  133.6   17.0   109   12.9 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   10 49 23.0   +03 52 05     1.698    2.490  132.6   17.3   109   12.9 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   10 49 08.1   +03 55 01     1.707    2.490  131.5   17.6   109   12.9 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   10 48 55.0   +03 57 48     1.716    2.489  130.5   17.9   109   13.0 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   10 48 43.6   +04 00 24     1.725    2.488  129.5   18.2   110   13.0 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   10 48 33.9   +04 02 50     1.734    2.487  128.4   18.5   110   13.0 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   10 48 25.9   +04 05 06     1.744    2.487  127.4   18.7   110   13.0 

    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.