(97) Klotho
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Feb 2026	14.0	3.301 AU	3.510 AU	16h25m	-11°05'	69.8°	16.3°
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
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   16 25 28.6   -11 05 29     3.510    3.301   69.8   16.3   283   14.0 
2026-02-05 05:23 UT   16 25 41.3   -11 05 18     3.507    3.301   69.9   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 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   16 39 50.6   -10 40 51     3.282    3.315   83.2   17.2   279   13.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   16 40 34.0   -10 38 44     3.269    3.315   84.0   17.3   279   13.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   16 41 16.5   -10 36 31     3.255    3.316   84.9   17.3   279   13.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   16 41 58.1   -10 34 15     3.241    3.317   85.7   17.3   279   13.9 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   16 42 38.8   -10 31 54     3.227    3.318   86.5   17.3   278   13.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   16 43 18.6   -10 29 28     3.213    3.318   87.3   17.3   278   13.8 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   16 43 57.5   -10 26 59     3.199    3.319   88.2   17.4   278   13.8 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   16 44 35.4   -10 24 25     3.186    3.320   89.0   17.4   278   13.8 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   16 45 12.4   -10 21 47     3.172    3.320   89.8   17.4   278   13.8 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   16 45 48.4   -10 19 05     3.158    3.321   90.7   17.4   277   13.8 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   16 46 23.4   -10 16 19     3.144    3.322   91.5   17.4   277   13.8 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   16 46 57.4   -10 13 29     3.130    3.322   92.4   17.4   277   13.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   16 47 30.5   -10 10 35     3.116    3.323   93.2   17.3   277   13.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   16 48 02.5   -10 07 37     3.102    3.324   94.1   17.3   276   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.