(97) Klotho |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 4 Jul 2025 | 13.6 | 2.966 AU | 3.069 AU | 11h57m | +07°38' | 74.6° | 19.3° |
Opposition | 26 May 2026 | 12.7 | 3.355 AU | 2.372 AU | 16h27m | -04°47' | 163.2° | 5.0° |
(97) Klotho - 2025-07-04
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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 Klotho are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2577416
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.6678835
i (Inclination) : 11.77626
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 159.59059
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 268.40122
M (Mean anomaly) : 88.85203
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 247.95745
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -11.77161
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.36
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.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2025-07-04 00:00 UT 11 57 49.5 +07 38 47 3.069 2.966 74.6 19.3 112 13.6
2025-07-05 00:00 UT 11 58 46.4 +07 32 34 3.085 2.969 73.9 19.2 112 13.6
2025-07-06 00:00 UT 11 59 43.8 +07 26 17 3.100 2.971 73.2 19.1 112 13.6
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 12 00 41.7 +07 19 58 3.115 2.973 72.6 19.0 111 13.6
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 12 01 40.1 +07 13 35 3.130 2.975 71.9 19.0 111 13.6
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 12 02 39.0 +07 07 10 3.145 2.977 71.2 18.9 111 13.6
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 12 03 38.3 +07 00 41 3.160 2.979 70.5 18.8 111 13.6
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 12 04 38.1 +06 54 10 3.175 2.982 69.8 18.7 111 13.6
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 12 05 38.4 +06 47 35 3.190 2.984 69.2 18.6 111 13.6
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 12 06 39.1 +06 40 59 3.205 2.986 68.5 18.5 111 13.7
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 12 07 40.3 +06 34 19 3.220 2.988 67.8 18.4 111 13.7
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 12 08 41.9 +06 27 37 3.234 2.990 67.2 18.3 111 13.7
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 12 09 43.9 +06 20 52 3.249 2.992 66.5 18.1 111 13.7
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 12 10 46.3 +06 14 05 3.264 2.994 65.8 18.0 111 13.7
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 12 11 49.1 +06 07 16 3.278 2.997 65.2 17.9 110 13.7
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 12 12 52.4 +06 00 24 3.292 2.999 64.5 17.8 110 13.7
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 12 13 56.0 +05 53 30 3.307 3.001 63.8 17.7 110 13.7
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 12 15 00.1 +05 46 33 3.321 3.003 63.2 17.6 110 13.7
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 12 16 04.5 +05 39 35 3.335 3.005 62.5 17.5 110 13.7
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 12 17 09.3 +05 32 34 3.349 3.007 61.9 17.3 110 13.7
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 12 18 14.5 +05 25 31 3.363 3.009 61.2 17.2 110 13.7
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 12 19 20.0 +05 18 26 3.377 3.011 60.6 17.1 110 13.7
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 12 20 26.0 +05 11 20 3.391 3.013 59.9 17.0 110 13.7
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 12 21 32.2 +05 04 11 3.405 3.015 59.3 16.8 109 13.8
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 12 22 38.9 +04 57 01 3.419 3.018 58.6 16.7 109 13.8
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 12 23 45.8 +04 49 49 3.433 3.020 58.0 16.6 109 13.8
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 12 24 53.1 +04 42 36 3.446 3.022 57.3 16.4 109 13.8
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 12 26 00.8 +04 35 21 3.460 3.024 56.7 16.3 109 13.8
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 12 27 08.7 +04 28 04 3.473 3.026 56.1 16.2 109 13.8
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 12 28 17.0 +04 20 47 3.486 3.028 55.4 16.0 109 13.8
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.