(12) Victoria |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 12 Jul 2025 | 11.6 | 2.005 AU | 2.022 AU | 02h02m | +19°13' | 74.4° | 29.2° |
Opposition | 5 Nov 2025 | 9.8 | 2.291 AU | 1.300 AU | 02h38m | +18°46' | 176.8° | 1.4° |
(12) Victoria - 2025-07-12
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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) : 0.2200210
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3339296
i (Inclination) : 8.37404
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.35314
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 69.53911
M (Mean anomaly) : 21.64689
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 304.69029
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 7.84229
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
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 02 02 53.9 +19 13 47 2.022 2.005 74.4 29.2 252 11.6
2025-07-12 09:32 UT 02 03 32.8 +19 17 05 2.019 2.006 74.6 29.3 252 11.6
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 02 04 31.6 +19 22 05 2.014 2.007 75.0 29.3 252 11.6
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 02 06 08.7 +19 30 17 2.006 2.009 75.5 29.3 252 11.6
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 02 07 45.1 +19 38 21 1.998 2.011 76.0 29.4 252 11.6
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 02 09 20.7 +19 46 19 1.990 2.014 76.6 29.4 252 11.6
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 02 10 55.6 +19 54 09 1.981 2.016 77.1 29.4 252 11.6
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 02 12 29.7 +20 01 53 1.973 2.018 77.7 29.5 252 11.6
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 02 14 03.1 +20 09 29 1.965 2.020 78.3 29.5 252 11.6
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 02 15 35.6 +20 16 58 1.957 2.023 78.8 29.5 252 11.6
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 02 17 07.3 +20 24 20 1.948 2.025 79.4 29.6 252 11.6
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 02 18 38.2 +20 31 34 1.940 2.027 80.0 29.6 252 11.6
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 02 20 08.3 +20 38 41 1.931 2.029 80.6 29.6 252 11.5
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 02 21 37.4 +20 45 41 1.923 2.032 81.1 29.6 252 11.5
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 02 23 05.7 +20 52 33 1.914 2.034 81.7 29.6 252 11.5
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 02 24 33.0 +20 59 17 1.906 2.036 82.3 29.6 252 11.5
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 02 25 59.4 +21 05 54 1.897 2.039 82.9 29.6 252 11.5
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 02 27 24.9 +21 12 24 1.889 2.041 83.5 29.6 252 11.5
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 02 28 49.4 +21 18 45 1.880 2.043 84.1 29.6 252 11.5
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 02 30 12.9 +21 24 59 1.872 2.046 84.7 29.6 252 11.5
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 02 31 35.4 +21 31 06 1.863 2.048 85.3 29.6 252 11.5
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 02 32 56.8 +21 37 05 1.854 2.050 86.0 29.6 252 11.5
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 02 34 17.2 +21 42 55 1.846 2.053 86.6 29.6 252 11.5
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 02 35 36.6 +21 48 39 1.837 2.055 87.2 29.5 252 11.5
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 02 36 54.9 +21 54 14 1.828 2.057 87.9 29.5 252 11.5
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.