(144) Vibilia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Mar 2026	13.4	3.174 AU	2.516 AU	15h24m	-14°42'	123.4°	15.2°
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
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 24 32.0   -14 42 51     2.516    3.174  123.4   15.2   282   13.4 
2026-03-17 12:42 UT   15 24 29.8   -14 42 31     2.509    3.174  124.0   15.1   282   13.4 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   15 24 27.5   -14 42 12     2.503    3.173  124.4   15.0   282   13.4 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   15 24 21.7   -14 41 28     2.489    3.172  125.5   14.8   282   13.4 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   15 24 14.4   -14 40 39     2.476    3.171  126.5   14.6   282   13.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   15 24 05.8   -14 39 46     2.463    3.170  127.5   14.4   282   13.3 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 23 55.7   -14 38 49     2.451    3.169  128.5   14.2   281   13.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 23 44.3   -14 37 47     2.438    3.167  129.6   14.0   281   13.3 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   15 23 31.4   -14 36 41     2.426    3.166  130.6   13.8   281   13.3 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   15 23 17.2   -14 35 30     2.413    3.165  131.7   13.6   281   13.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   15 23 01.6   -14 34 15     2.401    3.164  132.7   13.4   281   13.2 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   15 22 44.6   -14 32 56     2.389    3.163  133.8   13.2   281   13.2 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   15 22 26.2   -14 31 33     2.378    3.161  134.8   12.9   281   13.2 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   15 22 06.4   -14 30 05     2.366    3.160  135.9   12.7   281   13.2 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   15 21 45.3   -14 28 33     2.355    3.159  137.0   12.5   281   13.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   15 21 22.9   -14 26 57     2.344    3.158  138.1   12.2   280   13.1 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   15 20 59.0   -14 25 17     2.333    3.157  139.1   12.0   280   13.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   15 20 33.9   -14 23 33     2.322    3.155  140.2   11.7   280   13.1 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   15 20 07.4   -14 21 45     2.311    3.154  141.3   11.4   280   13.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   15 19 39.6   -14 19 53     2.301    3.153  142.4   11.2   280   13.0 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   15 19 10.5   -14 17 57     2.291    3.152  143.5   10.9   280   13.0 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   15 18 40.1   -14 15 58     2.281    3.150  144.6   10.6   279   13.0 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   15 18 08.4   -14 13 54     2.271    3.149  145.7   10.3   279   13.0 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   15 17 35.5   -14 11 47     2.262    3.148  146.8   10.0   279   13.0 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   15 17 01.3   -14 09 36     2.252    3.146  147.9    9.7   279   12.9 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   15 16 25.9   -14 07 21     2.243    3.145  149.1    9.4   279   12.9 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   15 15 49.3   -14 05 03     2.235    3.144  150.2    9.1   278   12.9 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   15 15 11.5   -14 02 42     2.226    3.143  151.3    8.8   278   12.9 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   15 14 32.6   -14 00 17     2.218    3.141  152.5    8.5   278   12.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   15 13 52.6   -13 57 49     2.210    3.140  153.6    8.2   277   12.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   15 13 11.5   -13 55 18     2.202    3.139  154.7    7.8   277   12.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   15 12 29.3   -13 52 45     2.195    3.137  155.9    7.5   277   12.8 

    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.