(270) Anahita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Jan 2026	13.1	2.528 AU	1.807 AU	11h48m	-02°22'	127.3°	18.1°
Opposition	10 Mar 2026	12.0	2.514 AU	1.523 AU	11h19m	+00°09'	176.0°	1.6°

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
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   11 48 37.8   -02 22 03     1.807    2.528  127.3   18.1   296   13.1 
2026-01-26 07:27 UT   11 48 35.0   -02 22 10     1.804    2.528  127.6   18.0   296   13.1 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   11 48 28.2   -02 22 22     1.796    2.528  128.3   17.8   296   13.1 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   11 48 16.8   -02 22 30     1.786    2.528  129.4   17.5   296   13.1 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   11 48 03.8   -02 22 26     1.775    2.527  130.4   17.3   296   13.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   11 47 49.2   -02 22 11     1.765    2.527  131.5   17.0   296   13.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   11 47 32.8   -02 21 45     1.754    2.527  132.6   16.7   297   13.0 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   11 47 14.8   -02 21 07     1.744    2.527  133.7   16.4   297   13.0 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   11 46 55.1   -02 20 18     1.734    2.527  134.7   16.1   297   13.0 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   11 46 33.8   -02 19 18     1.724    2.526  135.8   15.8   297   12.9 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   11 46 10.8   -02 18 06     1.715    2.526  136.9   15.4   297   12.9 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   11 45 46.1   -02 16 42     1.705    2.526  138.1   15.1   297   12.9 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   11 45 19.8   -02 15 07     1.696    2.526  139.2   14.8   298   12.9 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   11 44 51.8   -02 13 20     1.687    2.526  140.3   14.4   298   12.8 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   11 44 22.2   -02 11 21     1.678    2.525  141.4   14.1   298   12.8 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   11 43 51.0   -02 09 11     1.669    2.525  142.6   13.7   298   12.8 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   11 43 18.2   -02 06 49     1.661    2.525  143.7   13.4   298   12.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   11 42 43.8   -02 04 15     1.653    2.525  144.9   13.0   299   12.7 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   11 42 07.9   -02 01 30     1.645    2.524  146.0   12.6   299   12.7 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   11 41 30.4   -01 58 34     1.637    2.524  147.2   12.2   299   12.7 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   11 40 51.5   -01 55 26     1.629    2.524  148.4   11.8   299   12.7 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   11 40 11.0   -01 52 07     1.622    2.523  149.5   11.4   300   12.6 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   11 39 29.1   -01 48 37     1.615    2.523  150.7   11.0   300   12.6 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   11 38 45.8   -01 44 56     1.608    2.523  151.9   10.6   300   12.6 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   11 38 01.2   -01 41 04     1.601    2.522  153.1   10.2   301   12.6 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   11 37 15.2   -01 37 02     1.595    2.522  154.3    9.8   301   12.5 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   11 36 27.9   -01 32 49     1.589    2.522  155.5    9.4   302   12.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   11 35 39.4   -01 28 27     1.583    2.521  156.7    8.9   302   12.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   11 34 49.8   -01 23 54     1.577    2.521  157.9    8.5   303   12.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   11 33 59.0   -01 19 12     1.572    2.521  159.1    8.0   303   12.4 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   11 33 07.1   -01 14 21     1.566    2.520  160.3    7.6   304   12.4 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   11 32 14.3   -01 09 21     1.562    2.520  161.6    7.1   305   12.4 

    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.