(130) Elektra
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Apr 2026	13.0	2.683 AU	3.271 AU	04h27m	+04°49'	46.6°	15.7°
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
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   04 27 32.7   +04 49 29     3.271    2.683   46.6   15.7    97   13.0 
2026-04-12 16:46 UT   04 28 38.2   +04 55 27     3.279    2.684   46.2   15.6    97   13.0 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   04 29 06.5   +04 58 01     3.282    2.685   46.1   15.6    97   13.0 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   04 30 40.6   +05 06 27     3.292    2.687   45.5   15.4    98   13.0 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   04 32 14.9   +05 14 47     3.302    2.688   45.0   15.3    98   13.0 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   04 33 49.6   +05 23 01     3.313    2.690   44.5   15.1    99   13.0 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   04 35 24.5   +05 31 10     3.323    2.692   43.9   15.0    99   13.1 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   04 36 59.7   +05 39 13     3.333    2.694   43.4   14.8    99   13.1 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   04 38 35.1   +05 47 09     3.343    2.696   42.9   14.7   100   13.1 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   04 40 10.8   +05 55 00     3.353    2.697   42.4   14.5   100   13.1 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   04 41 46.7   +06 02 46     3.363    2.699   41.8   14.4   101   13.1 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   04 43 22.8   +06 10 25     3.373    2.701   41.3   14.2   101   13.1 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   04 44 59.2   +06 17 58     3.383    2.703   40.8   14.1   102   13.1 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   04 46 35.8   +06 25 25     3.392    2.705   40.3   13.9   102   13.1 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   04 48 12.6   +06 32 47     3.402    2.706   39.8   13.8   102   13.1 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   04 49 49.5   +06 40 02     3.411    2.708   39.3   13.6   103   13.1 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   04 51 26.7   +06 47 11     3.421    2.710   38.7   13.4   103   13.1 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   04 53 04.1   +06 54 15     3.430    2.712   38.2   13.3   104   13.1 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   04 54 41.7   +07 01 12     3.439    2.714   37.7   13.1   104   13.1 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   04 56 19.4   +07 08 04     3.448    2.715   37.2   13.0   105   13.1 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   04 57 57.4   +07 14 49     3.458    2.717   36.7   12.8   105   13.1 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   04 59 35.5   +07 21 28     3.467    2.719   36.2   12.6   106   13.1 

    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.