(432) Pythia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jul 2026	14.4	2.459 AU	3.193 AU	09h20m	+24°04'	37.1°	14.4°
Opposition	7 Jun 2027	10.9	2.029 AU	1.017 AU	17h06m	-17°45'	174.8°	2.6°

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)                : 0.1445566
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3702996
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.11123
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 88.71062
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 174.29738
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 256.98791
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 83.13412
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.19458
            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
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   09 20 43.8   +24 04 46     3.193    2.459   37.1   14.4    97   14.4 
2026-07-01 05:22 UT   09 21 07.4   +24 03 01     3.195    2.459   36.9   14.4    97   14.4 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   09 22 29.1   +23 56 54     3.199    2.458   36.5   14.3    97   14.4 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   09 24 14.6   +23 48 58     3.205    2.456   36.0   14.1    97   14.4 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   09 26 00.2   +23 40 59     3.210    2.455   35.5   13.9    97   14.3 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   09 27 46.0   +23 32 55     3.216    2.453   35.0   13.8    97   14.3 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   09 29 31.9   +23 24 47     3.221    2.452   34.5   13.6    97   14.3 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   09 31 17.9   +23 16 35     3.226    2.450   34.0   13.4    96   14.3 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   09 33 04.1   +23 08 19     3.231    2.449   33.5   13.2    96   14.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   09 34 50.4   +22 59 60     3.236    2.447   33.0   13.1    96   14.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   09 36 36.8   +22 51 36     3.241    2.446   32.5   12.9    96   14.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   09 38 23.3   +22 43 09     3.246    2.444   32.0   12.7    96   14.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   09 40 10.0   +22 34 37     3.251    2.443   31.5   12.6    96   14.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   09 41 56.7   +22 26 02     3.256    2.441   31.0   12.4    96   14.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   09 43 43.6   +22 17 23     3.260    2.440   30.5   12.2    95   14.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   09 45 30.6   +22 08 40     3.264    2.438   30.0   12.0    95   14.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   09 47 17.6   +21 59 54     3.269    2.437   29.5   11.9    95   14.3 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   09 49 04.8   +21 51 03     3.273    2.435   29.0   11.7    95   14.3 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   09 50 52.0   +21 42 09     3.277    2.433   28.6   11.5    95   14.3 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   09 52 39.4   +21 33 12     3.281    2.432   28.1   11.3    94   14.3 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   09 54 26.8   +21 24 11     3.285    2.430   27.6   11.2    94   14.3 

    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.