(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Aug 2025	11.4	2.067 AU	1.793 AU	02h41m	+22°15'	90.4°	29.4°
Opposition	5 Nov 2025	9.8	2.291 AU	1.300 AU	02h38m	+18°46'	176.8°	1.4°

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 Victoria are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2200210
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3339296
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.37405
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.35317
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 69.53908
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 21.64688
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 304.69029
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.84230
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.57            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   02 41 56.7   +22 15 17     1.793    2.067   90.4   29.4   252   11.4 
2025-08-08 08:42 UT   02 42 23.1   +22 17 05     1.790    2.068   90.7   29.4   252   11.4 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   02 43 09.2   +22 20 13     1.784    2.069   91.1   29.3   252   11.4 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   02 44 20.5   +22 25 01     1.776    2.072   91.8   29.3   252   11.4 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   02 45 30.6   +22 29 41     1.767    2.074   92.4   29.2   252   11.4 
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   02 46 39.4   +22 34 13     1.758    2.077   93.1   29.2   252   11.4 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   02 47 47.0   +22 38 36     1.749    2.079   93.8   29.1   252   11.4 
2025-08-14 00:00 UT   02 48 53.2   +22 42 52     1.740    2.081   94.5   29.0   252   11.4 
2025-08-15 00:00 UT   02 49 58.1   +22 46 59     1.732    2.084   95.2   29.0   252   11.3 
2025-08-16 00:00 UT   02 51 01.7   +22 50 58     1.723    2.086   95.9   28.9   252   11.3 
2025-08-17 00:00 UT   02 52 03.8   +22 54 48     1.714    2.089   96.6   28.8   252   11.3 
2025-08-18 00:00 UT   02 53 04.5   +22 58 30     1.705    2.091   97.3   28.7   252   11.3 
2025-08-19 00:00 UT   02 54 03.8   +23 02 04     1.696    2.094   98.0   28.6   252   11.3 
2025-08-20 00:00 UT   02 55 01.5   +23 05 28     1.688    2.096   98.8   28.5   252   11.3 
2025-08-21 00:00 UT   02 55 57.8   +23 08 45     1.679    2.098   99.5   28.4   252   11.3 
2025-08-22 00:00 UT   02 56 52.5   +23 11 52     1.670    2.101  100.3   28.3   252   11.3 
2025-08-23 00:00 UT   02 57 45.7   +23 14 50     1.661    2.103  101.0   28.2   252   11.3 
2025-08-24 00:00 UT   02 58 37.3   +23 17 40     1.653    2.106  101.8   28.0   252   11.2 
2025-08-25 00:00 UT   02 59 27.3   +23 20 21     1.644    2.108  102.5   27.9   252   11.2 
2025-08-26 00:00 UT   03 00 15.6   +23 22 52     1.635    2.111  103.3   27.8   252   11.2 
2025-08-27 00:00 UT   03 01 02.2   +23 25 15     1.627    2.113  104.1   27.6   252   11.2 
2025-08-28 00:00 UT   03 01 47.2   +23 27 28     1.618    2.116  104.9   27.5   252   11.2 
2025-08-29 00:00 UT   03 02 30.5   +23 29 33     1.609    2.118  105.6   27.3   252   11.2 
2025-08-30 00:00 UT   03 03 12.0   +23 31 28     1.601    2.121  106.4   27.2   252   11.2 
2025-08-31 00:00 UT   03 03 51.8   +23 33 13     1.592    2.123  107.3   27.0   252   11.1 
2025-09-01 00:00 UT   03 04 29.7   +23 34 49     1.584    2.126  108.1   26.8   252   11.1 
2025-09-02 00:00 UT   03 05 05.9   +23 36 16     1.575    2.128  108.9   26.7   252   11.1 
2025-09-03 00:00 UT   03 05 40.3   +23 37 33     1.567    2.131  109.7   26.5   252   11.1 
2025-09-04 00:00 UT   03 06 12.8   +23 38 40     1.558    2.133  110.6   26.3   252   11.1 
2025-09-05 00:00 UT   03 06 43.4   +23 39 38     1.550    2.136  111.4   26.1   252   11.1 
2025-09-06 00:00 UT   03 07 12.1   +23 40 26     1.542    2.138  112.3   25.9   252   11.1 
2025-09-07 00:00 UT   03 07 39.0   +23 41 04     1.534    2.141  113.1   25.7   252   11.0 

    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.