(432) Pythia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	10 Jan 2026	12.6	2.660 AU	1.682 AU	07h35m	+28°57'	172.7°	2.7°
Today	2 Feb 2026	13.0	2.642 AU	1.734 AU	07h11m	+30°52'	151.4°	10.3°

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 Pythia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1446507
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3710330
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.11605
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 88.72507
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 174.06454
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 203.26045
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 82.92091
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.24368
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.65            
        

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
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   07 11 12.7   +30 52 25     1.734    2.642  151.4   10.3   113   13.0 
2026-02-02 02:47 UT   07 11 06.3   +30 52 49     1.734    2.642  151.3   10.3   113   13.0 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   07 10 18.2   +30 55 47     1.739    2.641  150.3   10.7   112   13.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   07 09 25.3   +30 59 01     1.745    2.640  149.1   11.1   111   13.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   07 08 33.9   +31 02 06     1.751    2.639  147.9   11.4   111   13.1 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   07 07 44.1   +31 05 02     1.757    2.638  146.8   11.8   110   13.1 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   07 06 55.9   +31 07 49     1.764    2.637  145.6   12.2   109   13.1 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   07 06 09.5   +31 10 28     1.770    2.636  144.5   12.6   109   13.2 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   07 05 24.8   +31 12 58     1.777    2.635  143.3   12.9   108   13.2 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   07 04 41.8   +31 15 20     1.784    2.634  142.2   13.3   108   13.2 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   07 04 00.7   +31 17 34     1.792    2.634  141.1   13.6   107   13.2 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   07 03 21.4   +31 19 40     1.799    2.633  139.9   14.0   107   13.3 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   07 02 44.0   +31 21 38     1.807    2.632  138.8   14.3   106   13.3 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   07 02 08.5   +31 23 28     1.815    2.631  137.7   14.6   106   13.3 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   07 01 34.9   +31 25 11     1.823    2.630  136.6   15.0   105   13.3 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   07 01 03.3   +31 26 47     1.831    2.629  135.5   15.3   105   13.3 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   07 00 33.7   +31 28 15     1.840    2.628  134.4   15.6   105   13.4 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   07 00 06.0   +31 29 36     1.849    2.627  133.3   15.9   104   13.4 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   06 59 40.4   +31 30 50     1.857    2.626  132.2   16.2   104   13.4 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   06 59 16.8   +31 31 58     1.866    2.625  131.2   16.5   104   13.4 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   06 58 55.3   +31 32 59     1.876    2.624  130.1   16.8   103   13.4 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   06 58 35.8   +31 33 54     1.885    2.623  129.0   17.0   103   13.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   06 58 18.3   +31 34 42     1.894    2.622  128.0   17.3   103   13.5 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   06 58 02.9   +31 35 25     1.904    2.621  126.9   17.6   102   13.5 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   06 57 49.5   +31 36 01     1.914    2.620  125.9   17.8   102   13.5 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   06 57 38.2   +31 36 32     1.924    2.619  124.9   18.1   102   13.5 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   06 57 28.9   +31 36 58     1.934    2.618  123.9   18.3   102   13.5 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   06 57 21.6   +31 37 18     1.944    2.617  122.8   18.5   101   13.6 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   06 57 16.4   +31 37 33     1.954    2.616  121.8   18.8   101   13.6 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   06 57 13.1   +31 37 42     1.965    2.615  120.8   19.0   101   13.6 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   06 57 11.9   +31 37 47     1.975    2.614  119.8   19.2   101   13.6 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   06 57 12.6   +31 37 47     1.986    2.613  118.9   19.4   101   13.6 

    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.