(144) Vibilia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	5 May 2026	12.3	3.110 AU	2.103 AU	14h56m	-12°56'	176.2°	1.2°
Today	10 Jun 2026	12.9	3.055 AU	2.209 AU	14h28m	-11°40'	139.7°	12.4°

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 Vibilia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2354486
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6538963
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.81579
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 76.16567
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 294.39987
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 240.18663
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 10.64186
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.38478
            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
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   14 28 35.7   -11 40 46     2.209    3.055  139.7   12.4   112   12.9 
2026-06-10 08:22 UT   14 28 25.1   -11 40 32     2.212    3.054  139.4   12.5   112   12.9 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   14 28 05.8   -11 40 08     2.217    3.053  138.7   12.7   112   13.0 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   14 27 37.2   -11 39 35     2.224    3.052  137.6   13.0   112   13.0 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   14 27 09.9   -11 39 09     2.232    3.050  136.5   13.2   111   13.0 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   14 26 43.9   -11 38 50     2.240    3.048  135.5   13.5   111   13.0 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   14 26 19.2   -11 38 37     2.248    3.047  134.4   13.8   111   13.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   14 25 55.8   -11 38 31     2.256    3.045  133.4   14.0   111   13.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   14 25 33.8   -11 38 31     2.265    3.043  132.3   14.3   111   13.1 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   14 25 13.1   -11 38 38     2.274    3.042  131.3   14.5   111   13.1 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   14 24 53.8   -11 38 51     2.282    3.040  130.3   14.8   111   13.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   14 24 35.9   -11 39 11     2.291    3.038  129.3   15.0   111   13.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   14 24 19.3   -11 39 38     2.300    3.036  128.3   15.2   111   13.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   14 24 04.1   -11 40 12     2.310    3.035  127.3   15.5   111   13.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   14 23 50.2   -11 40 52     2.319    3.033  126.2   15.7   111   13.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   14 23 37.8   -11 41 38     2.329    3.031  125.3   15.9   111   13.2 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   14 23 26.7   -11 42 31     2.338    3.029  124.3   16.1   110   13.2 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   14 23 17.0   -11 43 31     2.348    3.028  123.3   16.3   110   13.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   14 23 08.6   -11 44 37     2.358    3.026  122.3   16.5   110   13.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   14 23 01.6   -11 45 49     2.368    3.024  121.3   16.7   110   13.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   14 22 55.9   -11 47 08     2.379    3.022  120.4   16.9   110   13.2 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   14 22 51.7   -11 48 34     2.389    3.021  119.4   17.0   110   13.2 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   14 22 48.7   -11 50 05     2.399    3.019  118.4   17.2   110   13.3 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   14 22 47.1   -11 51 43     2.410    3.017  117.5   17.4   110   13.3 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   14 22 46.9   -11 53 27     2.421    3.015  116.6   17.6   110   13.3 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   14 22 47.9   -11 55 17     2.431    3.014  115.6   17.7   110   13.3 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   14 22 50.3   -11 57 14     2.442    3.012  114.7   17.9   110   13.3 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   14 22 54.1   -11 59 16     2.453    3.010  113.8   18.0   110   13.3 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   14 22 59.1   -12 01 25     2.464    3.008  112.8   18.1   110   13.3 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   14 23 05.4   -12 03 39     2.475    3.006  111.9   18.3   110   13.4 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   14 23 13.1   -12 05 59     2.486    3.005  111.0   18.4   110   13.4 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   14 23 22.0   -12 08 26     2.498    3.003  110.1   18.5   110   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.