(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 | 21 Nov 2024 | 11.3 | 2.057 AU | 1.105 AU | 02h18m | +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.