(97) Klotho
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Jan 2026	14.0	3.288 AU	3.682 AU	16h11m	-11°08'	59.2°	14.9°
Opposition	26 May 2026	12.7	3.355 AU	2.372 AU	16h27m	-04°48'	163.2°	5.0°

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 Klotho are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2576169
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6682619
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.77537
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 159.58602
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 268.43196
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 134.06056
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 247.98429
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -11.77090
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   16 11 11.4   -11 08 41     3.682    3.288   59.2   14.9   287   14.0 
2026-01-22 04:31 UT   16 11 23.6   -11 08 45     3.680    3.289   59.3   14.9   286   14.0 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   16 12 16.3   -11 08 59     3.670    3.289   59.9   15.0   286   14.0 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   16 13 20.7   -11 09 11     3.659    3.290   60.7   15.1   286   14.0 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   16 14 24.6   -11 09 19     3.647    3.291   61.4   15.2   286   14.0 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   16 15 27.9   -11 09 22     3.635    3.292   62.2   15.3   286   14.0 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   16 16 30.6   -11 09 20     3.623    3.293   62.9   15.4   285   14.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   16 17 32.8   -11 09 14     3.611    3.294   63.7   15.5   285   14.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   16 18 34.4   -11 09 02     3.598    3.295   64.4   15.6   285   14.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   16 19 35.4   -11 08 46     3.586    3.296   65.2   15.7   285   14.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   16 20 35.8   -11 08 25     3.573    3.297   65.9   15.8   284   14.0 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   16 21 35.6   -11 07 59     3.561    3.298   66.7   15.9   284   14.0 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   16 22 34.8   -11 07 29     3.548    3.298   67.4   16.0   284   14.0 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   16 23 33.4   -11 06 54     3.536    3.299   68.2   16.1   284   14.0 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   16 24 31.3   -11 06 14     3.523    3.300   69.0   16.2   283   14.0 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   16 25 28.6   -11 05 29     3.510    3.301   69.8   16.3   283   14.0 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   16 26 25.2   -11 04 39     3.497    3.302   70.5   16.4   283   14.0 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   16 27 21.1   -11 03 45     3.484    3.303   71.3   16.4   283   14.0 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   16 28 16.3   -11 02 46     3.471    3.304   72.1   16.5   283   14.0 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   16 29 10.9   -11 01 43     3.458    3.304   72.9   16.6   282   14.0 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   16 30 04.7   -11 00 34     3.445    3.305   73.6   16.6   282   14.0 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   16 30 57.8   -10 59 21     3.431    3.306   74.4   16.7   282   14.0 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   16 31 50.2   -10 58 03     3.418    3.307   75.2   16.8   282   14.0 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   16 32 41.8   -10 56 41     3.405    3.308   76.0   16.8   281   13.9 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   16 33 32.7   -10 55 14     3.391    3.308   76.8   16.9   281   13.9 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   16 34 22.8   -10 53 42     3.378    3.309   77.6   16.9   281   13.9 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   16 35 12.1   -10 52 05     3.364    3.310   78.4   17.0   281   13.9 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   16 36 00.6   -10 50 24     3.351    3.311   79.2   17.0   280   13.9 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   16 36 48.3   -10 48 39     3.337    3.312   80.0   17.1   280   13.9 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   16 37 35.1   -10 46 49     3.324    3.312   80.8   17.1   280   13.9 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   16 38 21.1   -10 44 54     3.310    3.313   81.6   17.2   280   13.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   16 39 06.3   -10 42 55     3.296    3.314   82.4   17.2   280   13.9 

    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.