(270) Anahita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Aug 2025	13.9	2.458 AU	3.441 AU	08h34m	+17°26'	11.8°	4.8°
Opposition	10 Mar 2026	12.0	2.514 AU	1.523 AU	11h19m	+00°08'	176.0°	1.6°

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 Anahita are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1502829
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1991322
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.36776
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 254.29337
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 80.84530
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 106.51243
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 335.13098
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.33758
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.26            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   08 34 15.6   +17 26 26     3.441    2.458   11.8    4.8   278   13.9 
2025-08-11 01:16 UT   08 34 21.3   +17 26 04     3.441    2.458   11.8    4.9   278   13.9 
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   08 36 03.5   +17 19 27     3.439    2.459   12.3    5.0   279   13.9 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   08 37 51.2   +17 12 24     3.437    2.460   12.8    5.2   279   13.9 
2025-08-14 00:00 UT   08 39 38.6   +17 05 17     3.435    2.461   13.3    5.5   279   14.0 
2025-08-15 00:00 UT   08 41 25.8   +16 58 07     3.433    2.462   13.9    5.7   280   14.0 
2025-08-16 00:00 UT   08 43 12.7   +16 50 53     3.431    2.463   14.4    5.9   280   14.0 
2025-08-17 00:00 UT   08 44 59.3   +16 43 36     3.428    2.463   14.9    6.1   280   14.0 
2025-08-18 00:00 UT   08 46 45.8   +16 36 16     3.426    2.464   15.4    6.3   281   14.0 
2025-08-19 00:00 UT   08 48 31.9   +16 28 53     3.423    2.465   15.9    6.5   281   14.0 
2025-08-20 00:00 UT   08 50 17.8   +16 21 26     3.420    2.466   16.5    6.7   281   14.0 
2025-08-21 00:00 UT   08 52 03.4   +16 13 56     3.417    2.467   17.0    6.9   281   14.0 
2025-08-22 00:00 UT   08 53 48.7   +16 06 23     3.414    2.468   17.5    7.1   282   14.0 
2025-08-23 00:00 UT   08 55 33.8   +15 58 46     3.411    2.469   18.0    7.3   282   14.0 
2025-08-24 00:00 UT   08 57 18.6   +15 51 07     3.407    2.470   18.5    7.5   282   14.0 
2025-08-25 00:00 UT   08 59 03.1   +15 43 25     3.404    2.471   19.1    7.7   282   14.1 
2025-08-26 00:00 UT   09 00 47.3   +15 35 40     3.400    2.472   19.6    7.9   283   14.1 
2025-08-27 00:00 UT   09 02 31.3   +15 27 52     3.397    2.472   20.1    8.1   283   14.1 
2025-08-28 00:00 UT   09 04 14.9   +15 20 01     3.393    2.473   20.7    8.3   283   14.1 
2025-08-29 00:00 UT   09 05 58.3   +15 12 08     3.389    2.474   21.2    8.5   283   14.1 
2025-08-30 00:00 UT   09 07 41.4   +15 04 12     3.385    2.475   21.7    8.7   283   14.1 

    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.