(130) Elektra
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Oct 2025	11.2	2.480 AU	1.602 AU	03h07m	-18°24'	144.4°	13.5°
Opposition	29 Oct 2025	11.2	2.484 AU	1.603 AU	03h02m	-19°22'	145.1°	13.2°

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)      : 237.93444
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 13.43432
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 200.77673
            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
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   03 07 27.2   -18 24 53     1.602    2.480  144.4   13.5   324   11.2 
2025-10-22 16:38 UT   03 07 01.2   -18 30 54     1.602    2.480  144.5   13.5   325   11.2 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   03 06 49.5   -18 33 32     1.601    2.480  144.6   13.4   326   11.2 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   03 06 10.9   -18 41 54     1.601    2.481  144.8   13.4   328   11.2 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   03 05 31.5   -18 49 57     1.601    2.481  144.9   13.3   330   11.2 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   03 04 51.3   -18 57 42     1.601    2.482  145.0   13.3   332   11.2 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   03 04 10.4   -19 05 08     1.601    2.482  145.1   13.3   334   11.2 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   03 03 28.8   -19 12 15     1.602    2.483  145.1   13.2   336   11.2 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   03 02 46.6   -19 19 01     1.603    2.483  145.1   13.2   338   11.2 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   03 02 03.8   -19 25 27     1.604    2.484  145.1   13.2   340   11.2 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   03 01 20.6   -19 31 32     1.605    2.484  145.0   13.3   343   11.2 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   03 00 37.0   -19 37 17     1.606    2.485  144.9   13.3   345   11.2 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   02 59 53.0   -19 42 39     1.608    2.486  144.8   13.3   347   11.2 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   02 59 08.8   -19 47 41     1.610    2.486  144.6   13.4   349   11.2 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   02 58 24.3   -19 52 20     1.612    2.487  144.4   13.4   351   11.3 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   02 57 39.7   -19 56 38     1.614    2.487  144.2   13.5   353   11.3 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   02 56 55.0   -20 00 33     1.617    2.488  144.0   13.6   355   11.3 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   02 56 10.3   -20 04 06     1.620    2.489  143.7   13.6   357   11.3 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   02 55 25.6   -20 07 17     1.623    2.489  143.4   13.7   359   11.3 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   02 54 41.0   -20 10 05     1.626    2.490  143.1   13.8     1   11.3 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   02 53 56.6   -20 12 30     1.629    2.490  142.7   13.9     2   11.3 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   02 53 12.4   -20 14 32     1.633    2.491  142.3   14.1     4   11.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   02 52 28.4   -20 16 12     1.636    2.492  141.9   14.2     6   11.3 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   02 51 44.8   -20 17 29     1.640    2.492  141.5   14.3     8   11.3 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   02 51 01.7   -20 18 22     1.645    2.493  141.1   14.4    10   11.3 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   02 50 18.9   -20 18 53     1.649    2.494  140.6   14.6    11   11.3 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   02 49 36.8   -20 19 01     1.654    2.494  140.1   14.7    13   11.4 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   02 48 55.2   -20 18 46     1.658    2.495  139.6   14.9    15   11.4 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   02 48 14.2   -20 18 09     1.663    2.496  139.1   15.0    16   11.4 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   02 47 34.0   -20 17 09     1.669    2.497  138.5   15.2    18   11.4 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   02 46 54.5   -20 15 46     1.674    2.497  138.0   15.4    19   11.4 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   02 46 15.9   -20 14 02     1.680    2.498  137.4   15.5    21   11.4 

    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.