(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jul 2026	12.7	2.766 AU	3.771 AU	06h43m	+18°51'	7.3°	2.7°
Opposition	6 Feb 2027	11.3	2.828 AU	1.857 AU	09h05m	+03°24'	167.3°	4.4°

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)                : 0.2199307
            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
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   06 43 58.8   +18 51 07     3.771    2.766    7.3    2.7   240   12.7 
2026-07-09 13:23 UT   06 44 54.3   +18 49 31     3.771    2.766    7.6    2.8   241   12.7 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   06 45 38.3   +18 48 15     3.771    2.767    7.8    2.9   242   12.7 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   06 47 17.6   +18 45 19     3.770    2.768    8.3    3.0   244   12.7 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   06 48 56.7   +18 42 19     3.769    2.769    8.8    3.2   246   12.7 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   06 50 35.7   +18 39 15     3.769    2.770    9.3    3.4   248   12.7 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   06 52 14.6   +18 36 06     3.768    2.771    9.8    3.6   250   12.7 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   06 53 53.2   +18 32 53     3.767    2.773   10.3    3.8   251   12.7 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   06 55 31.7   +18 29 36     3.765    2.774   10.8    3.9   252   12.8 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   06 57 10.0   +18 26 15     3.764    2.775   11.4    4.1   254   12.8 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   06 58 48.1   +18 22 49     3.762    2.776   11.9    4.3   255   12.8 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   07 00 26.0   +18 19 20     3.761    2.777   12.4    4.5   256   12.8 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   07 02 03.7   +18 15 46     3.759    2.778   12.9    4.7   257   12.8 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   07 03 41.2   +18 12 08     3.757    2.779   13.5    4.9   258   12.8 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   07 05 18.5   +18 08 27     3.755    2.780   14.0    5.1   258   12.8 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   07 06 55.6   +18 04 41     3.752    2.781   14.6    5.3   259   12.8 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   07 08 32.4   +18 00 51     3.750    2.782   15.1    5.5   260   12.8 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   07 10 09.1   +17 56 57     3.747    2.783   15.7    5.7   261   12.8 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   07 11 45.5   +17 52 60     3.745    2.784   16.2    5.8   261   12.9 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   07 13 21.7   +17 48 58     3.742    2.785   16.8    6.0   262   12.9 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   07 14 57.7   +17 44 53     3.739    2.786   17.3    6.2   263   12.9 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   07 16 33.5   +17 40 43     3.736    2.787   17.9    6.4   263   12.9 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   07 18 09.0   +17 36 30     3.733    2.788   18.4    6.6   264   12.9 

    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.