(144) Vibilia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Feb 2026	13.9	3.207 AU	2.977 AU	15h16m	-14°25'	94.4°	17.9°
Opposition	5 May 2026	12.3	3.110 AU	2.103 AU	14h56m	-12°56'	176.2°	1.2°

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 Vibilia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2356002
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6534523
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.81605
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 76.16312
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 294.43312
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 194.55124
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 10.67264
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.38386
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.32            
        

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
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   15 16 16.6   -14 25 39     2.977    3.207   94.4   17.9   285   13.9 
2026-02-14 18:16 UT   15 16 42.0   -14 26 57     2.965    3.206   95.1   17.9   285   13.9 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   15 16 49.8   -14 27 20     2.961    3.206   95.3   17.9   285   13.9 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   15 17 22.0   -14 28 57     2.945    3.205   96.1   17.8   285   13.9 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   15 17 53.1   -14 30 29     2.930    3.204   97.0   17.8   285   13.9 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   15 18 23.2   -14 31 56     2.914    3.203   97.9   17.8   284   13.8 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   15 18 52.3   -14 33 19     2.899    3.202   98.8   17.8   284   13.8 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   15 19 20.3   -14 34 38     2.883    3.201   99.7   17.7   284   13.8 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   15 19 47.1   -14 35 52     2.867    3.200  100.6   17.7   284   13.8 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   15 20 12.9   -14 37 01     2.852    3.199  101.5   17.6   284   13.8 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   15 20 37.6   -14 38 06     2.837    3.198  102.4   17.6   284   13.8 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   15 21 01.1   -14 39 07     2.821    3.197  103.3   17.5   284   13.8 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   15 21 23.5   -14 40 03     2.806    3.196  104.2   17.5   284   13.7 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   15 21 44.8   -14 40 54     2.791    3.195  105.1   17.4   284   13.7 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   15 22 04.8   -14 41 41     2.775    3.194  106.0   17.3   284   13.7 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   15 22 23.7   -14 42 23     2.760    3.193  107.0   17.3   284   13.7 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   15 22 41.4   -14 43 01     2.745    3.192  107.9   17.2   283   13.7 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   15 22 57.9   -14 43 35     2.730    3.191  108.8   17.1   283   13.7 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   15 23 13.2   -14 44 04     2.715    3.190  109.8   17.0   283   13.6 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   15 23 27.3   -14 44 28     2.700    3.189  110.7   16.9   283   13.6 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   15 23 40.1   -14 44 48     2.686    3.188  111.7   16.8   283   13.6 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   15 23 51.6   -14 45 04     2.671    3.187  112.6   16.7   283   13.6 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   15 24 01.9   -14 45 14     2.656    3.186  113.6   16.6   283   13.6 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   15 24 10.9   -14 45 21     2.642    3.185  114.5   16.5   283   13.6 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   15 24 18.6   -14 45 22     2.627    3.183  115.5   16.3   283   13.6 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   15 24 24.9   -14 45 20     2.613    3.182  116.5   16.2   283   13.5 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   15 24 30.0   -14 45 12     2.599    3.181  117.5   16.1   283   13.5 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   15 24 33.7   -14 44 60     2.585    3.180  118.4   15.9   282   13.5 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   15 24 36.1   -14 44 43     2.571    3.179  119.4   15.8   282   13.5 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   15 24 37.1   -14 44 22     2.557    3.178  120.4   15.7   282   13.5 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   15 24 36.8   -14 43 56     2.543    3.177  121.4   15.5   282   13.4 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   15 24 35.1   -14 43 26     2.529    3.176  122.4   15.3   282   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.