(144) Vibilia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Apr 2026	12.8	3.140 AU	2.210 AU	15h13m	-13°57'	153.6°	8.2°
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) : 76.16313
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 294.43312
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 194.55124
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 10.67265
            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
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   15 13 52.6   -13 57 49     2.210    3.140  153.6    8.2   277   12.8 
2026-04-14 20:35 UT   15 13 17.4   -13 55 40     2.203    3.139  154.6    7.9   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 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   15 11 46.1   -13 50 08     2.187    3.136  157.0    7.2   276   12.8 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   15 11 01.9   -13 47 29     2.180    3.135  158.2    6.8   276   12.7 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   15 10 16.8   -13 44 47     2.174    3.133  159.3    6.5   275   12.7 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   15 09 30.7   -13 42 03     2.167    3.132  160.5    6.2   275   12.7 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   15 08 43.8   -13 39 16     2.161    3.131  161.6    5.8   274   12.7 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   15 07 56.1   -13 36 28     2.155    3.129  162.8    5.5   273   12.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   15 07 07.5   -13 33 37     2.149    3.128  163.9    5.1   272   12.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   15 06 18.3   -13 30 45     2.144    3.126  165.0    4.8   271   12.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   15 05 28.3   -13 27 51     2.139    3.125  166.2    4.4   270   12.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   15 04 37.7   -13 24 56     2.134    3.124  167.3    4.1   269   12.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   15 03 46.5   -13 21 60     2.130    3.122  168.5    3.7   267   12.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   15 02 54.7   -13 19 02     2.126    3.121  169.6    3.3   265   12.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   15 02 02.5   -13 16 04     2.122    3.119  170.7    3.0   263   12.5 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   15 01 09.8   -13 13 05     2.118    3.118  171.8    2.7   259   12.4 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   15 00 16.6   -13 10 05     2.115    3.117  172.8    2.3   255   12.4 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   14 59 23.1   -13 07 05     2.112    3.115  173.8    2.0   250   12.4 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   14 58 29.3   -13 04 05     2.109    3.114  174.7    1.7   242   12.4 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   14 57 35.2   -13 01 05     2.106    3.112  175.5    1.5   231   12.3 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   14 56 40.9   -12 58 05     2.104    3.111  176.1    1.3   217   12.3 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   14 55 46.4   -12 55 06     2.102    3.109  176.3    1.2   200   12.3 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   14 54 51.8   -12 52 07     2.101    3.108  176.2    1.2   181   12.3 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   14 53 57.2   -12 49 09     2.099    3.106  175.8    1.4   165   12.3 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   14 53 02.5   -12 46 11     2.098    3.105  175.0    1.6   154   12.3 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   14 52 07.9   -12 43 16     2.097    3.104  174.2    1.9   145   12.3 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   14 51 13.3   -12 40 21     2.097    3.102  173.2    2.2   139   12.4 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   14 50 18.9   -12 37 28     2.097    3.101  172.2    2.5   134   12.4 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   14 49 24.7   -12 34 38     2.097    3.099  171.1    2.9   130   12.4 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   14 48 30.7   -12 31 49     2.097    3.098  170.0    3.2   128   12.4 

    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.