(144) Vibilia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Aug 2026	13.7	2.940 AU	2.887 AU	14h39m	-14°14'	82.9°	20.0°
Opposition	6 Sep 2027	10.2	2.071 AU	1.070 AU	23h18m	-14°39'	170.6°	4.6°

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)                 : 4.81580
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 76.16569
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 294.39984
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 240.18663
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 10.64185
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.38479
            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
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   14 39 18.9   -14 14 52     2.887    2.940   82.9   20.0   108   13.7 
2026-08-12 21:20 UT   14 40 00.5   -14 19 15     2.898    2.938   82.3   20.0   108   13.7 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   14 40 05.8   -14 19 48     2.899    2.938   82.2   20.0   108   13.7 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   14 40 53.6   -14 24 47     2.911    2.936   81.4   20.0   108   13.7 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   14 41 42.4   -14 29 50     2.922    2.934   80.7   19.9   107   13.7 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   14 42 32.0   -14 34 54     2.934    2.932   79.9   19.9   107   13.7 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   14 43 22.6   -14 40 02     2.946    2.930   79.2   19.8   107   13.7 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   14 44 14.1   -14 45 12     2.957    2.928   78.4   19.8   107   13.7 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   14 45 06.4   -14 50 24     2.969    2.926   77.7   19.8   107   13.7 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   14 45 59.7   -14 55 39     2.980    2.924   77.0   19.7   107   13.7 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   14 46 53.7   -15 00 56     2.992    2.922   76.3   19.7   107   13.7 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   14 47 48.7   -15 06 16     3.003    2.919   75.5   19.6   107   13.7 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   14 48 44.4   -15 11 37     3.014    2.917   74.8   19.5   107   13.7 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   14 49 41.1   -15 17 00     3.026    2.915   74.1   19.5   107   13.8 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   14 50 38.5   -15 22 25     3.037    2.913   73.4   19.4   107   13.8 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   14 51 36.7   -15 27 52     3.048    2.911   72.7   19.4   107   13.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   14 52 35.8   -15 33 21     3.059    2.909   71.9   19.3   107   13.8 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 53 35.6   -15 38 52     3.070    2.907   71.2   19.2   106   13.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   14 54 36.3   -15 44 24     3.081    2.905   70.5   19.1   106   13.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   14 55 37.7   -15 49 57     3.092    2.903   69.8   19.1   106   13.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   14 56 39.9   -15 55 32     3.103    2.901   69.1   19.0   106   13.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   14 57 42.8   -16 01 09     3.114    2.899   68.4   18.9   106   13.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   14 58 46.5   -16 06 46     3.124    2.897   67.7   18.8   106   13.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   14 59 51.0   -16 12 25     3.135    2.895   67.0   18.7   106   13.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   15 00 56.2   -16 18 05     3.146    2.892   66.3   18.6   106   13.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   15 02 02.2   -16 23 46     3.156    2.890   65.7   18.5   106   13.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   15 03 08.9   -16 29 28     3.167    2.888   65.0   18.4   106   13.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   15 04 16.3   -16 35 11     3.177    2.886   64.3   18.3   106   13.8 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   15 05 24.5   -16 40 55     3.187    2.884   63.6   18.2   106   13.8 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   15 06 33.4   -16 46 40     3.197    2.882   62.9   18.1   105   13.8 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   15 07 43.0   -16 52 25     3.207    2.880   62.2   18.0   105   13.8 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   15 08 53.3   -16 58 11     3.217    2.878   61.6   17.9   105   13.8 

    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.