(144) Vibilia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Jul 2026	13.3	3.006 AU	2.475 AU	14h23m	-12°03'	111.9°	18.3°
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
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   14 23 05.4   -12 03 39     2.475    3.006  111.9   18.3   110   13.3 
2026-07-08 12:37 UT   14 23 09.3   -12 04 52     2.481    3.005  111.4   18.4   110   13.3 
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 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   14 23 32.2   -12 10 58     2.509    3.001  109.2   18.7   109   13.4 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   14 23 43.7   -12 13 35     2.520    2.999  108.3   18.8   109   13.4 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   14 23 56.5   -12 16 19     2.532    2.997  107.4   18.9   109   13.4 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   14 24 10.6   -12 19 08     2.543    2.995  106.5   19.0   109   13.4 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   14 24 25.9   -12 22 02     2.555    2.994  105.7   19.1   109   13.4 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   14 24 42.5   -12 25 02     2.566    2.992  104.8   19.2   109   13.4 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   14 25 00.3   -12 28 08     2.578    2.990  103.9   19.3   109   13.5 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   14 25 19.3   -12 31 18     2.590    2.988  103.1   19.3   109   13.5 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   14 25 39.5   -12 34 34     2.601    2.986  102.2   19.4   109   13.5 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   14 26 01.0   -12 37 55     2.613    2.984  101.3   19.5   109   13.5 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   14 26 23.6   -12 41 21     2.625    2.982  100.5   19.6   109   13.5 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   14 26 47.4   -12 44 52     2.637    2.980   99.7   19.6   109   13.5 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   14 27 12.4   -12 48 27     2.649    2.979   98.8   19.7   109   13.5 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   14 27 38.5   -12 52 08     2.661    2.977   98.0   19.8   109   13.5 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   14 28 05.8   -12 55 53     2.673    2.975   97.1   19.8   109   13.5 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   14 28 34.2   -12 59 42     2.684    2.973   96.3   19.8   109   13.5 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   14 29 03.7   -13 03 36     2.696    2.971   95.5   19.9   109   13.6 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   14 29 34.3   -13 07 34     2.708    2.969   94.7   19.9   109   13.6 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   14 30 06.1   -13 11 37     2.720    2.967   93.9   20.0   108   13.6 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   14 30 38.9   -13 15 43     2.732    2.965   93.1   20.0   108   13.6 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   14 31 12.7   -13 19 54     2.744    2.963   92.3   20.0   108   13.6 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   14 31 47.6   -13 24 09     2.756    2.961   91.5   20.0   108   13.6 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   14 32 23.6   -13 28 27     2.768    2.959   90.7   20.1   108   13.6 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   14 33 00.6   -13 32 50     2.780    2.957   89.9   20.1   108   13.6 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   14 33 38.7   -13 37 16     2.792    2.956   89.1   20.1   108   13.6 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   14 34 17.7   -13 41 46     2.804    2.954   88.3   20.1   108   13.6 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   14 34 57.8   -13 46 20     2.816    2.952   87.5   20.1   108   13.6 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   14 35 38.9   -13 50 57     2.828    2.950   86.8   20.1   108   13.6 

    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.