(270) Anahita
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Opposition3 Nov 202410.72.028 AU1.036 AU02h34m+17°47'177.4°1.3°
Today21 Nov 202411.32.057 AU1.105 AU02h18m+15°55'158.7°10.0°
(270) Anahita - 2024-11-21
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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)                : 0.1499589
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1985454
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.36766
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 254.29419
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 80.75994
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 46.17563
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 335.04637
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.33692
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.




Ephemerides:
Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-11-21 00:00 UT   02 18 26.5   +15 55 54     1.105    2.057  158.7   10.0    76   11.3 
2024-11-21 13:16 UT   02 18 02.5   +15 52 45     1.108    2.058  158.1   10.3    76   11.4 
2024-11-22 00:00 UT   02 17 43.5   +15 50 15     1.111    2.058  157.5   10.6    76   11.4 
2024-11-23 00:00 UT   02 17 02.4   +15 44 43     1.117    2.060  156.3   11.1    75   11.4 
2024-11-24 00:00 UT   02 16 23.0   +15 39 19     1.124    2.062  155.2   11.6    75   11.4 
2024-11-25 00:00 UT   02 15 45.5   +15 34 05     1.130    2.063  154.0   12.1    75   11.5 
2024-11-26 00:00 UT   02 15 09.9   +15 28 59     1.137    2.065  152.8   12.6    74   11.5 
2024-11-27 00:00 UT   02 14 36.3   +15 24 03     1.145    2.067  151.7   13.1    74   11.5 
2024-11-28 00:00 UT   02 14 04.6   +15 19 17     1.152    2.069  150.5   13.6    74   11.6 
2024-11-29 00:00 UT   02 13 34.9   +15 14 40     1.160    2.070  149.4   14.1    74   11.6 
2024-11-30 00:00 UT   02 13 07.3   +15 10 14     1.167    2.072  148.2   14.5    73   11.6 
2024-12-01 00:00 UT   02 12 41.7   +15 05 59     1.175    2.074  147.1   15.0    73   11.7 
2024-12-02 00:00 UT   02 12 18.2   +15 01 55     1.184    2.075  146.0   15.4    73   11.7 
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   02 11 56.8   +14 58 01     1.192    2.077  144.8   15.9    73   11.7 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   02 11 37.5   +14 54 19     1.201    2.079  143.7   16.3    73   11.8 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   02 11 20.3   +14 50 49     1.209    2.080  142.6   16.7    72   11.8 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   02 11 05.2   +14 47 29     1.218    2.082  141.6   17.1    72   11.8 
2024-12-07 00:00 UT   02 10 52.2   +14 44 22     1.227    2.084  140.5   17.5    72   11.9 
2024-12-08 00:00 UT   02 10 41.4   +14 41 26     1.237    2.086  139.4   17.9    72   11.9 
2024-12-09 00:00 UT   02 10 32.6   +14 38 42     1.246    2.087  138.3   18.3    72   11.9 
2024-12-10 00:00 UT   02 10 26.0   +14 36 10     1.256    2.089  137.3   18.7    72   12.0 
2024-12-11 00:00 UT   02 10 21.4   +14 33 49     1.266    2.091  136.2   19.0    72   12.0 
2024-12-12 00:00 UT   02 10 19.0   +14 31 40     1.276    2.093  135.2   19.4    72   12.0 
2024-12-13 00:00 UT   02 10 18.6   +14 29 43     1.286    2.094  134.2   19.7    72   12.1 
2024-12-14 00:00 UT   02 10 20.2   +14 27 58     1.296    2.096  133.2   20.0    72   12.1 
2024-12-15 00:00 UT   02 10 23.8   +14 26 24     1.306    2.098  132.1   20.4    72   12.1 
2024-12-16 00:00 UT   02 10 29.5   +14 25 01     1.317    2.099  131.1   20.7    71   12.1 
2024-12-17 00:00 UT   02 10 37.2   +14 23 50     1.327    2.101  130.1   21.0    71   12.2 
2024-12-18 00:00 UT   02 10 46.8   +14 22 51     1.338    2.103  129.2   21.3    71   12.2 
2024-12-19 00:00 UT   02 10 58.3   +14 22 02     1.349    2.105  128.2   21.6    71   12.2 
2024-12-20 00:00 UT   02 11 11.8   +14 21 25     1.360    2.106  127.2   21.8    71   12.3 
2024-12-21 00:00 UT   02 11 27.2   +14 20 58     1.371    2.108  126.3   22.1    71   12.3 


    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.