(270) Anahita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	3 Nov 2024	10.7	2.028 AU	1.036 AU	02h34m	+17°47'	177.4°	1.3°
Today	3 Jan 2025	12.6	2.131 AU	1.527 AU	02h17m	+14°30'	114.5°	24.8°

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
2025-01-03 00:00 UT   02 17 31.7   +14 30 59     1.527    2.131  114.5   24.8    71   12.6 
2025-01-03 01:50 UT   02 17 34.7   +14 31 07     1.528    2.131  114.4   24.9    71   12.6 
2025-01-04 00:00 UT   02 18 11.5   +14 32 52     1.539    2.133  113.6   25.0    71   12.7 
2025-01-05 00:00 UT   02 18 53.0   +14 34 53     1.552    2.134  112.7   25.1    71   12.7 
2025-01-06 00:00 UT   02 19 35.9   +14 37 04     1.565    2.136  111.9   25.3    71   12.7 
2025-01-07 00:00 UT   02 20 20.4   +14 39 22     1.578    2.138  111.1   25.4    71   12.7 
2025-01-08 00:00 UT   02 21 06.4   +14 41 49     1.590    2.140  110.2   25.5    71   12.7 
2025-01-09 00:00 UT   02 21 53.8   +14 44 23     1.603    2.141  109.4   25.7    71   12.8 
2025-01-10 00:00 UT   02 22 42.7   +14 47 05     1.616    2.143  108.6   25.8    71   12.8 
2025-01-11 00:00 UT   02 23 33.0   +14 49 54     1.629    2.145  107.8   25.9    71   12.8 
2025-01-12 00:00 UT   02 24 24.6   +14 52 50     1.643    2.147  107.0   26.0    71   12.8 
2025-01-13 00:00 UT   02 25 17.6   +14 55 53     1.656    2.149  106.2   26.1    71   12.9 
2025-01-14 00:00 UT   02 26 11.9   +14 59 03     1.669    2.150  105.4   26.2    72   12.9 
2025-01-15 00:00 UT   02 27 07.5   +15 02 19     1.682    2.152  104.6   26.3    72   12.9 
2025-01-16 00:00 UT   02 28 04.4   +15 05 42     1.696    2.154  103.8   26.3    72   12.9 
2025-01-17 00:00 UT   02 29 02.5   +15 09 10     1.709    2.156  103.0   26.4    72   12.9 
2025-01-18 00:00 UT   02 30 01.9   +15 12 45     1.722    2.157  102.3   26.5    72   13.0 
2025-01-19 00:00 UT   02 31 02.5   +15 16 25     1.736    2.159  101.5   26.5    72   13.0 
2025-01-20 00:00 UT   02 32 04.2   +15 20 11     1.749    2.161  100.7   26.6    72   13.0 
2025-01-21 00:00 UT   02 33 07.2   +15 24 02     1.763    2.163  100.0   26.6    72   13.0 
2025-01-22 00:00 UT   02 34 11.3   +15 27 59     1.776    2.164   99.2   26.7    72   13.0 
2025-01-23 00:00 UT   02 35 16.6   +15 32 00     1.790    2.166   98.5   26.7    72   13.1 
2025-01-24 00:00 UT   02 36 22.9   +15 36 07     1.804    2.168   97.7   26.7    72   13.1 
2025-01-25 00:00 UT   02 37 30.4   +15 40 17     1.817    2.170   97.0   26.8    72   13.1 
2025-01-26 00:00 UT   02 38 38.9   +15 44 33     1.831    2.171   96.3   26.8    72   13.1 
2025-01-27 00:00 UT   02 39 48.6   +15 48 53     1.845    2.173   95.5   26.8    72   13.1 
2025-01-28 00:00 UT   02 40 59.2   +15 53 17     1.858    2.175   94.8   26.8    72   13.2 
2025-01-29 00:00 UT   02 42 10.9   +15 57 44     1.872    2.177   94.1   26.8    72   13.2 
2025-01-30 00:00 UT   02 43 23.6   +16 02 16     1.886    2.178   93.4   26.8    73   13.2 
2025-01-31 00:00 UT   02 44 37.3   +16 06 51     1.900    2.180   92.7   26.8    73   13.2 
2025-02-01 00:00 UT   02 45 52.0   +16 11 30     1.913    2.182   92.0   26.8    73   13.2 
2025-02-02 00:00 UT   02 47 07.7   +16 16 12     1.927    2.184   91.2   26.8    73   13.2 

    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.