(97) Klotho
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	26 May 2026	12.7	3.355 AU	2.372 AU	16h27m	-04°48'	163.2°	5.0°
Today	17 Jun 2026	12.9	3.356 AU	2.430 AU	16h10m	-04°23'	151.2°	8.4°

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)                : 0.2574190
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6687214
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.77498
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 159.57917
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 268.45542
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 179.26251
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 248.00140
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -11.77064
            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
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   16 10 23.3   -04 23 44     2.430    3.356  151.2    8.4   133   12.9 
2026-06-17 11:16 UT   16 10 03.1   -04 23 51     2.432    3.356  150.8    8.5   133   12.9 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   16 09 40.3   -04 24 00     2.435    3.356  150.3    8.6   132   12.9 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   16 08 58.1   -04 24 25     2.441    3.356  149.4    8.9   131   13.0 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   16 08 16.7   -04 24 57     2.447    3.355  148.4    9.1   129   13.0 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   16 07 36.1   -04 25 36     2.454    3.355  147.5    9.4   128   13.0 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   16 06 56.4   -04 26 23     2.460    3.355  146.6    9.6   127   13.0 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   16 06 17.7   -04 27 17     2.467    3.355  145.6    9.9   126   13.0 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   16 05 39.8   -04 28 19     2.474    3.355  144.7   10.1   125   13.0 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   16 05 02.9   -04 29 28     2.482    3.355  143.7   10.3   124   13.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   16 04 27.0   -04 30 44     2.489    3.355  142.7   10.6   124   13.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   16 03 52.1   -04 32 07     2.497    3.355  141.8   10.8   123   13.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   16 03 18.2   -04 33 37     2.505    3.355  140.8   11.0   122   13.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   16 02 45.3   -04 35 14     2.513    3.355  139.9   11.3   121   13.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   16 02 13.5   -04 36 58     2.521    3.355  138.9   11.5   121   13.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   16 01 42.7   -04 38 49     2.530    3.355  137.9   11.7   120   13.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   16 01 13.1   -04 40 46     2.539    3.354  137.0   11.9   119   13.2 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   16 00 44.5   -04 42 50     2.548    3.354  136.0   12.2   119   13.2 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   16 00 17.0   -04 45 00     2.557    3.354  135.0   12.4   118   13.2 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   15 59 50.7   -04 47 17     2.566    3.354  134.1   12.6   117   13.2 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   15 59 25.5   -04 49 40     2.576    3.354  133.1   12.8   117   13.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   15 59 01.4   -04 52 10     2.586    3.354  132.1   13.0   116   13.2 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   15 58 38.5   -04 54 45     2.596    3.353  131.2   13.2   116   13.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   15 58 16.7   -04 57 26     2.606    3.353  130.2   13.4   115   13.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   15 57 56.1   -05 00 14     2.616    3.353  129.3   13.6   115   13.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   15 57 36.7   -05 03 07     2.626    3.353  128.3   13.8   114   13.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   15 57 18.5   -05 06 06     2.637    3.353  127.4   13.9   114   13.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   15 57 01.5   -05 09 10     2.648    3.353  126.4   14.1   114   13.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   15 56 45.7   -05 12 20     2.658    3.352  125.5   14.3   113   13.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   15 56 31.2   -05 15 35     2.670    3.352  124.5   14.5   113   13.4 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   15 56 17.8   -05 18 56     2.681    3.352  123.6   14.6   112   13.4 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   15 56 05.6   -05 22 21     2.692    3.352  122.7   14.8   112   13.4 

    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.