(130) Elektra
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Oct 2026	13.4	3.038 AU	3.446 AU	09h02m	+07°26'	58.1°	16.2°
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
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   09 02 08.5   +07 26 47     3.446    3.038   58.1   16.2   281   13.4 
2026-10-07 19:21 UT   09 03 02.6   +07 23 58     3.438    3.040   58.6   16.3   281   13.4 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   09 03 15.5   +07 23 18     3.436    3.040   58.7   16.3   281   13.4 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   09 04 22.0   +07 19 50     3.426    3.042   59.4   16.4   281   13.4 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   09 05 27.8   +07 16 23     3.416    3.044   60.1   16.5   282   13.4 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   09 06 33.0   +07 12 57     3.406    3.046   60.8   16.6   282   13.4 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   09 07 37.6   +07 09 32     3.396    3.049   61.5   16.7   282   13.4 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   09 08 41.5   +07 06 09     3.385    3.051   62.2   16.8   282   13.4 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   09 09 44.8   +07 02 48     3.375    3.053   62.9   16.9   283   13.4 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   09 10 47.5   +06 59 28     3.364    3.055   63.6   17.0   283   13.4 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   09 11 49.5   +06 56 10     3.353    3.057   64.4   17.1   283   13.4 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   09 12 50.8   +06 52 54     3.342    3.059   65.1   17.2   283   13.4 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   09 13 51.5   +06 49 40     3.331    3.061   65.8   17.3   284   13.4 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   09 14 51.5   +06 46 28     3.320    3.063   66.5   17.4   284   13.4 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   09 15 50.8   +06 43 18     3.309    3.065   67.3   17.4   284   13.4 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   09 16 49.4   +06 40 10     3.298    3.067   68.0   17.5   284   13.4 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   09 17 47.3   +06 37 05     3.287    3.069   68.7   17.6   284   13.4 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   09 18 44.5   +06 34 03     3.276    3.071   69.5   17.7   285   13.4 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   09 19 40.9   +06 31 03     3.264    3.073   70.2   17.7   285   13.4 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   09 20 36.7   +06 28 06     3.253    3.076   70.9   17.8   285   13.4 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   09 21 31.6   +06 25 11     3.241    3.078   71.7   17.9   285   13.4 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   09 22 25.9   +06 22 20     3.230    3.080   72.5   17.9   285   13.4 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   09 23 19.4   +06 19 32     3.218    3.082   73.2   18.0   286   13.4 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   09 24 12.1   +06 16 46     3.206    3.084   74.0   18.0   286   13.4 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   09 25 04.1   +06 14 04     3.195    3.086   74.7   18.1   286   13.4 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   09 25 55.3   +06 11 26     3.183    3.088   75.5   18.1   286   13.4 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   09 26 45.6   +06 08 51     3.171    3.090   76.3   18.2   286   13.4 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   09 27 35.2   +06 06 20     3.159    3.092   77.1   18.2   286   13.4 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   09 28 23.9   +06 03 52     3.147    3.094   77.9   18.3   287   13.3 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   09 29 11.9   +06 01 29     3.135    3.096   78.6   18.3   287   13.3 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   09 29 58.9   +05 59 09     3.123    3.098   79.4   18.3   287   13.3 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   09 30 45.1   +05 56 54     3.110    3.100   80.2   18.4   287   13.3 

    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.