(130) Elektra
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Nov 2026	13.3	3.100 AU	3.110 AU	09h30m	+05°56'	80.2°	18.4°
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)              : 3.1253023
            i (Inclination)                 : 22.78452
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 144.96481
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 238.02707
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 49.04662
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 200.86509
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -19.17882
            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
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   09 30 45.1   +05 56 54     3.110    3.100   80.2   18.4   287   13.3 
2026-11-06 19:54 UT   09 31 22.8   +05 55 05     3.100    3.102   80.9   18.4   287   13.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   09 31 30.5   +05 54 43     3.098    3.102   81.0   18.4   287   13.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   09 32 14.9   +05 52 37     3.086    3.104   81.8   18.4   288   13.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   09 32 58.5   +05 50 35     3.074    3.106   82.7   18.4   288   13.3 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   09 33 41.1   +05 48 39     3.061    3.108   83.5   18.5   288   13.3 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   09 34 22.9   +05 46 47     3.049    3.111   84.3   18.5   288   13.3 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   09 35 03.7   +05 44 60     3.036    3.113   85.1   18.5   288   13.3 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   09 35 43.6   +05 43 18     3.024    3.115   85.9   18.5   288   13.3 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   09 36 22.5   +05 41 42     3.011    3.117   86.8   18.5   289   13.3 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   09 37 00.4   +05 40 11     2.999    3.119   87.6   18.5   289   13.3 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   09 37 37.4   +05 38 45     2.986    3.121   88.5   18.5   289   13.3 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   09 38 13.5   +05 37 26     2.974    3.123   89.3   18.5   289   13.2 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   09 38 48.5   +05 36 12     2.961    3.125   90.2   18.4   289   13.2 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   09 39 22.5   +05 35 04     2.949    3.127   91.0   18.4   289   13.2 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   09 39 55.5   +05 34 02     2.936    3.129   91.9   18.4   289   13.2 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   09 40 27.5   +05 33 07     2.924    3.131   92.8   18.4   290   13.2 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   09 40 58.5   +05 32 18     2.911    3.133   93.6   18.3   290   13.2 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   09 41 28.4   +05 31 35     2.899    3.135   94.5   18.3   290   13.2 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   09 41 57.3   +05 30 59     2.886    3.137   95.4   18.3   290   13.2 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   09 42 25.1   +05 30 30     2.874    3.139   96.3   18.2   290   13.2 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   09 42 51.8   +05 30 08     2.861    3.141   97.2   18.2   290   13.2 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   09 43 17.4   +05 29 53     2.849    3.143   98.1   18.1   290   13.2 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   09 43 42.0   +05 29 45     2.836    3.145   99.0   18.1   291   13.1 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   09 44 05.4   +05 29 44     2.824    3.147   99.9   18.0   291   13.1 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   09 44 27.7   +05 29 51     2.811    3.149  100.8   17.9   291   13.1 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   09 44 48.9   +05 30 05     2.799    3.151  101.7   17.8   291   13.1 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   09 45 08.9   +05 30 27     2.787    3.153  102.7   17.8   291   13.1 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   09 45 27.8   +05 30 57     2.774    3.155  103.6   17.7   291   13.1 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   09 45 45.5   +05 31 35     2.762    3.157  104.6   17.6   291   13.1 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   09 46 02.0   +05 32 21     2.750    3.159  105.5   17.5   292   13.1 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   09 46 17.3   +05 33 16     2.738    3.161  106.4   17.4   292   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.