|
(12) Victoria |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 6 Aug 2026 | 12.9 | 2.794 AU | 3.706 AU | 07h29m | +17°05' | 22.3° | 7.9° |
| Opposition | 6 Feb 2027 | 11.3 | 2.828 AU | 1.857 AU | 09h05m | +03°24' | 167.3° | 4.4° |
(12) Victoria - 2026-08-06
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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) : 0.2199307
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3338396
i (Inclination) : 8.37403
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.35282
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 69.54627
M (Mean anomaly) : 76.93597
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 304.69719
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 7.84265
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.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2026-08-06 00:00 UT 07 29 10.9 +17 05 11 3.706 2.794 22.3 7.9 267 12.9
2026-08-06 19:42 UT 07 30 27.7 +17 01 19 3.702 2.795 22.8 8.1 267 12.9
2026-08-07 00:00 UT 07 30 44.5 +17 00 28 3.701 2.795 22.9 8.1 268 12.9
2026-08-08 00:00 UT 07 32 17.8 +16 55 41 3.697 2.796 23.5 8.3 268 12.9
2026-08-09 00:00 UT 07 33 50.8 +16 50 51 3.692 2.797 24.1 8.5 268 13.0
2026-08-10 00:00 UT 07 35 23.6 +16 45 57 3.688 2.798 24.6 8.7 269 13.0
2026-08-11 00:00 UT 07 36 56.0 +16 40 59 3.683 2.799 25.2 8.9 269 13.0
2026-08-12 00:00 UT 07 38 28.2 +16 35 58 3.678 2.800 25.8 9.1 269 13.0
2026-08-13 00:00 UT 07 40 00.1 +16 30 54 3.672 2.801 26.3 9.2 270 13.0
2026-08-14 00:00 UT 07 41 31.7 +16 25 46 3.667 2.802 26.9 9.4 270 13.0
2026-08-15 00:00 UT 07 43 03.0 +16 20 35 3.661 2.802 27.5 9.6 271 13.0
2026-08-16 00:00 UT 07 44 34.0 +16 15 20 3.656 2.803 28.1 9.8 271 13.0
2026-08-17 00:00 UT 07 46 04.7 +16 10 03 3.650 2.804 28.7 10.0 271 13.0
2026-08-18 00:00 UT 07 47 35.1 +16 04 41 3.644 2.805 29.2 10.2 271 13.0
2026-08-19 00:00 UT 07 49 05.1 +15 59 17 3.638 2.806 29.8 10.3 272 13.0
2026-08-20 00:00 UT 07 50 34.8 +15 53 50 3.632 2.806 30.4 10.5 272 13.0
2026-08-21 00:00 UT 07 52 04.2 +15 48 19 3.626 2.807 31.0 10.7 272 13.0
2026-08-22 00:00 UT 07 53 33.3 +15 42 46 3.619 2.808 31.6 10.9 273 13.0
2026-08-23 00:00 UT 07 55 02.0 +15 37 09 3.613 2.809 32.2 11.1 273 13.0
2026-08-24 00:00 UT 07 56 30.4 +15 31 29 3.606 2.810 32.8 11.2 273 13.0
2026-08-25 00:00 UT 07 57 58.5 +15 25 47 3.599 2.810 33.4 11.4 273 13.0
2026-08-26 00:00 UT 07 59 26.2 +15 20 01 3.592 2.811 34.0 11.6 274 13.0
2026-08-27 00:00 UT 08 00 53.6 +15 14 12 3.585 2.812 34.5 11.8 274 13.0
2026-08-28 00:00 UT 08 02 20.6 +15 08 21 3.578 2.813 35.1 11.9 274 13.0
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.
