(130) Elektra
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jun 2026	13.0	2.792 AU	3.737 AU	06h03m	+10°20'	18.3°	6.6°
Opposition	8 Feb 2027	12.0	3.287 AU	2.302 AU	09h22m	+11°46'	176.5°	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)                : 0.2094513
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1239698
            i (Inclination)                 : 22.78346
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 144.97197
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 237.93443
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 13.43433
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 200.77672
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -19.15781
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.52            
        

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
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   06 03 03.0   +10 20 06     3.737    2.792   18.3    6.6   135   13.0 
2026-06-09 17:56 UT   06 04 18.4   +10 22 11     3.741    2.793   18.0    6.5   136   13.0 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   06 04 44.0   +10 22 53     3.742    2.794   17.9    6.4   136   13.0 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   06 06 24.9   +10 25 33     3.747    2.796   17.5    6.3   138   13.0 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   06 08 05.9   +10 28 08     3.752    2.798   17.2    6.1   139   13.0 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   06 09 46.8   +10 30 37     3.756    2.799   16.8    6.0   140   13.0 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   06 11 27.7   +10 33 00     3.761    2.801   16.4    5.9   142   13.0 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   06 13 08.6   +10 35 18     3.765    2.803   16.0    5.7   144   13.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   06 14 49.4   +10 37 30     3.770    2.805   15.7    5.6   145   13.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   06 16 30.1   +10 39 36     3.774    2.807   15.4    5.5   147   13.0 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   06 18 10.9   +10 41 37     3.778    2.809   15.0    5.4   149   13.0 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   06 19 51.5   +10 43 32     3.782    2.811   14.7    5.3   151   13.0 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   06 21 32.1   +10 45 21     3.786    2.813   14.4    5.2   153   13.0 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   06 23 12.6   +10 47 05     3.790    2.815   14.1    5.0   155   13.0 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   06 24 53.0   +10 48 44     3.794    2.817   13.8    4.9   157   13.0 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   06 26 33.3   +10 50 17     3.797    2.819   13.6    4.9   159   13.0 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   06 28 13.6   +10 51 44     3.801    2.821   13.3    4.8   161   13.0 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   06 29 53.7   +10 53 06     3.804    2.823   13.1    4.7   163   13.0 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   06 31 33.8   +10 54 23     3.807    2.825   12.9    4.6   166   13.0 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   06 33 13.8   +10 55 35     3.810    2.827   12.7    4.5   168   13.0 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   06 34 53.6   +10 56 41     3.813    2.829   12.5    4.5   171   13.0 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   06 36 33.4   +10 57 42     3.816    2.831   12.4    4.4   173   13.0 

    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.