(130) Elektra
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jul 2026	13.0	2.852 AU	3.837 AU	06h53m	+11°03'	12.2°	4.3°
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
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   06 53 04.5   +11 03 09     3.837    2.852   12.2    4.3   200   13.0 
2026-07-09 17:38 UT   06 54 16.7   +11 03 13     3.838    2.853   12.3    4.3   202   13.0 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   06 54 42.8   +11 03 14     3.839    2.854   12.3    4.4   203   13.0 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   06 56 21.1   +11 03 14     3.840    2.856   12.4    4.4   206   13.0 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   06 57 59.1   +11 03 10     3.841    2.858   12.6    4.4   208   13.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   06 59 37.1   +11 03 00     3.842    2.860   12.8    4.5   211   13.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   07 01 14.8   +11 02 46     3.843    2.862   13.0    4.6   213   13.1 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   07 02 52.4   +11 02 27     3.844    2.864   13.2    4.6   216   13.1 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   07 04 29.8   +11 02 04     3.845    2.866   13.4    4.7   218   13.1 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   07 06 07.0   +11 01 35     3.845    2.868   13.7    4.8   220   13.1 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   07 07 44.1   +11 01 02     3.846    2.870   14.0    4.9   222   13.1 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   07 09 20.9   +11 00 25     3.846    2.872   14.3    5.0   225   13.1 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   07 10 57.5   +10 59 43     3.846    2.874   14.6    5.1   227   13.1 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   07 12 34.0   +10 58 57     3.846    2.876   14.9    5.2   228   13.1 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   07 14 10.2   +10 58 06     3.846    2.878   15.2    5.3   230   13.1 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   07 15 46.3   +10 57 11     3.846    2.880   15.6    5.4   232   13.1 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   07 17 22.1   +10 56 12     3.845    2.882   15.9    5.6   234   13.1 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   07 18 57.7   +10 55 09     3.845    2.884   16.3    5.7   235   13.1 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   07 20 33.1   +10 54 01     3.844    2.886   16.7    5.8   237   13.1 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   07 22 08.3   +10 52 49     3.843    2.888   17.1    5.9   239   13.2 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   07 23 43.2   +10 51 33     3.843    2.890   17.5    6.1   240   13.2 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   07 25 17.9   +10 50 13     3.842    2.893   17.9    6.2   241   13.2 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   07 26 52.4   +10 48 49     3.840    2.895   18.3    6.3   243   13.2 

    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.