(130) Elektra
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jan 2026	12.2	2.549 AU	2.171 AU	02h42m	-12°40'	101.0°	22.3°
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)      : 237.93444
            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
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   02 42 32.8   -12 40 47     2.171    2.549  101.0   22.3    65   12.2 
2026-01-12 14:36 UT   02 42 52.5   -12 33 04     2.178    2.549  100.6   22.3    65   12.3 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   02 43 05.3   -12 28 05     2.183    2.550  100.3   22.3    65   12.3 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   02 43 39.1   -12 15 20     2.195    2.551   99.6   22.3    65   12.3 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   02 44 14.1   -12 02 32     2.207    2.552   98.9   22.4    66   12.3 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   02 44 50.3   -11 49 42     2.219    2.553   98.3   22.4    66   12.3 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   02 45 27.6   -11 36 49     2.232    2.555   97.6   22.4    67   12.3 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   02 46 06.2   -11 23 53     2.244    2.556   96.9   22.5    67   12.3 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   02 46 45.9   -11 10 56     2.256    2.557   96.2   22.5    68   12.3 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   02 47 26.8   -10 57 57     2.269    2.558   95.5   22.5    68   12.4 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   02 48 08.8   -10 44 56     2.281    2.560   94.8   22.5    69   12.4 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   02 48 52.0   -10 31 54     2.294    2.561   94.2   22.5    69   12.4 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   02 49 36.2   -10 18 51     2.306    2.562   93.5   22.5    69   12.4 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   02 50 21.6   -10 05 47     2.319    2.563   92.8   22.6    70   12.4 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   02 51 08.0   -09 52 42     2.331    2.565   92.2   22.6    70   12.4 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   02 51 55.5   -09 39 37     2.344    2.566   91.5   22.6    71   12.4 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   02 52 44.0   -09 26 31     2.357    2.567   90.8   22.6    71   12.4 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   02 53 33.5   -09 13 25     2.369    2.569   90.2   22.5    71   12.5 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   02 54 24.0   -09 00 20     2.382    2.570   89.5   22.5    72   12.5 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   02 55 15.5   -08 47 14     2.395    2.571   88.9   22.5    72   12.5 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   02 56 08.0   -08 34 09     2.407    2.573   88.2   22.5    73   12.5 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   02 57 01.5   -08 21 05     2.420    2.574   87.6   22.5    73   12.5 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   02 57 55.9   -08 08 01     2.433    2.575   86.9   22.5    73   12.5 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   02 58 51.2   -07 54 58     2.446    2.577   86.3   22.4    74   12.5 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   02 59 47.4   -07 41 56     2.458    2.578   85.6   22.4    74   12.5 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   03 00 44.5   -07 28 55     2.471    2.579   85.0   22.4    74   12.6 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   03 01 42.5   -07 15 55     2.484    2.581   84.3   22.3    75   12.6 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   03 02 41.4   -07 02 57     2.497    2.582   83.7   22.3    75   12.6 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   03 03 41.2   -06 49 60     2.510    2.583   83.1   22.3    75   12.6 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   03 04 41.8   -06 37 04     2.523    2.585   82.4   22.2    76   12.6 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   03 05 43.2   -06 24 10     2.535    2.586   81.8   22.2    76   12.6 

    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.