(432) Pythia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Nov 2026	14.0	2.247 AU	3.044 AU	13h23m	+00°43'	30.4°	12.9°
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)                : 256.98792
            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
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   13 23 36.1   +00 43 41     3.044    2.247   30.4   12.9   307   14.0 
2026-11-11 15:37 UT   13 24 49.6   +00 36 39     3.039    2.246   30.7   13.0   307   14.0 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   13 25 29.0   +00 32 53     3.037    2.245   30.9   13.1   307   14.0 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   13 27 21.9   +00 22 08     3.029    2.244   31.3   13.3   307   14.0 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   13 29 14.9   +00 11 25     3.021    2.242   31.8   13.5   306   14.0 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   13 31 08.0   +00 00 45     3.013    2.240   32.3   13.6   306   14.0 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   13 33 01.0   +00 09 52     3.005    2.239   32.8   13.8   306   14.0 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   13 34 54.1   +00 20 27     2.997    2.237   33.3   14.0   305   14.0 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   13 36 47.3   +00 30 59     2.989    2.236   33.7   14.2   305   14.0 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   13 38 40.5   +00 41 28     2.981    2.234   34.2   14.4   305   14.0 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   13 40 33.7   +00 51 55     2.973    2.233   34.7   14.6   304   14.0 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   13 42 27.0   -01 02 18     2.965    2.231   35.2   14.8   304   14.0 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   13 44 20.3   -01 12 38     2.956    2.229   35.7   15.0   304   14.0 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   13 46 13.6   -01 22 56     2.948    2.228   36.2   15.2   304   14.0 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   13 48 07.0   -01 33 10     2.939    2.226   36.6   15.4   303   14.0 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   13 50 00.4   -01 43 22     2.930    2.225   37.1   15.5   303   14.0 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   13 51 53.9   -01 53 30     2.922    2.223   37.6   15.7   303   14.0 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   13 53 47.4   -02 03 35     2.913    2.222   38.1   15.9   302   14.0 

    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.