(130) Elektra
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Sep 2026	13.4	2.976 AU	3.692 AU	08h24m	+09°11'	38.9°	12.3°
Opposition	8 Feb 2027	12.0	3.287 AU	2.302 AU	09h22m	+11°46'	176.6°	1.0°

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 Elektra are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2096685
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1253022
            i (Inclination)                 : 22.78451
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 144.96482
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 238.02706
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 49.04662
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 200.86509
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -19.17881
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.53            
        

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
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   08 24 34.9   +09 11 45     3.692    2.976   38.9   12.3   271   13.4 
2026-09-07 17:31 UT   08 25 34.7   +09 09 20     3.687    2.977   39.3   12.4   272   13.4 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   08 25 56.7   +09 08 26     3.686    2.978   39.5   12.4   272   13.4 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   08 27 18.2   +09 05 06     3.679    2.980   40.1   12.6   272   13.4 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   08 28 39.2   +09 01 44     3.672    2.982   40.7   12.7   273   13.4 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   08 29 59.8   +08 58 22     3.666    2.984   41.3   12.9   273   13.4 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   08 31 20.0   +08 54 57     3.659    2.986   41.9   13.0   273   13.4 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   08 32 39.7   +08 51 32     3.652    2.988   42.5   13.2   274   13.4 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   08 33 59.0   +08 48 05     3.644    2.990   43.1   13.3   274   13.4 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   08 35 17.8   +08 44 38     3.637    2.992   43.7   13.4   274   13.4 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   08 36 36.2   +08 41 09     3.630    2.994   44.4   13.6   275   13.4 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   08 37 54.2   +08 37 40     3.622    2.997   45.0   13.7   275   13.4 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   08 39 11.6   +08 34 09     3.614    2.999   45.6   13.9   276   13.4 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   08 40 28.6   +08 30 38     3.607    3.001   46.2   14.0   276   13.4 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   08 41 45.1   +08 27 07     3.599    3.003   46.9   14.1   276   13.4 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   08 43 01.2   +08 23 34     3.591    3.005   47.5   14.3   276   13.4 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   08 44 16.8   +08 20 02     3.582    3.007   48.1   14.4   277   13.4 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   08 45 31.8   +08 16 29     3.574    3.009   48.8   14.5   277   13.4 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   08 46 46.4   +08 12 55     3.566    3.011   49.4   14.7   277   13.4 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   08 48 00.5   +08 09 22     3.557    3.013   50.1   14.8   278   13.4 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   08 49 14.1   +08 05 48     3.549    3.015   50.7   14.9   278   13.4 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   08 50 27.2   +08 02 14     3.540    3.017   51.4   15.0   278   13.4 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   08 51 39.7   +07 58 40     3.531    3.019   52.0   15.2   279   13.4 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   08 52 51.8   +07 55 06     3.522    3.022   52.7   15.3   279   13.4 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   08 54 03.3   +07 51 32     3.513    3.024   53.3   15.4   279   13.4 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   08 55 14.2   +07 47 58     3.504    3.026   54.0   15.5   279   13.4 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   08 56 24.7   +07 44 25     3.494    3.028   54.7   15.6   280   13.4 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   08 57 34.6   +07 40 52     3.485    3.030   55.3   15.8   280   13.4 

    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.