(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2024	11.9	2.142 AU	2.195 AU	13h02m	-08°20'	73.5°	27.0°
Opposition	5 Nov 2025	9.9	2.291 AU	1.301 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)                : 0.2201342
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3342499
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.37413
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.35546
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 69.54742
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 326.36347
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 304.70099
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.84280
            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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   13 02 46.0   -08 20 02     2.195    2.142   73.5   27.0   113   11.9 
2024-07-27 03:51 UT   13 03 00.2   -08 20 57     2.197    2.141   73.4   27.0   113   11.9 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   13 04 15.0   -08 25 46     2.204    2.139   73.0   27.0   113   11.9 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   13 05 44.8   -08 31 35     2.212    2.137   72.4   26.9   113   11.9 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   13 07 15.4   -08 37 28     2.221    2.134   71.8   26.9   113   11.9 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   13 08 46.8   -08 43 27     2.229    2.132   71.2   26.8   113   11.9 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   13 10 18.9   -08 49 30     2.238    2.129   70.7   26.7   113   11.9 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   13 11 51.8   -08 55 37     2.246    2.127   70.1   26.7   113   11.9 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   13 13 25.4   -09 01 49     2.254    2.124   69.5   26.6   113   11.9 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   13 14 59.8   -09 08 05     2.263    2.122   69.0   26.5   113   11.9 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   13 16 34.9   -09 14 26     2.271    2.119   68.4   26.4   112   11.9 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   13 18 10.7   -09 20 50     2.279    2.117   67.9   26.4   112   11.9 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   13 19 47.2   -09 27 18     2.287    2.114   67.3   26.3   112   11.9 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   13 21 24.5   -09 33 50     2.295    2.112   66.8   26.2   112   11.9 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   13 23 02.5   -09 40 26     2.303    2.109   66.2   26.1   112   11.9 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   13 24 41.1   -09 47 05     2.311    2.107   65.7   26.0   112   11.9 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   13 26 20.5   -09 53 47     2.319    2.104   65.1   25.9   112   11.9 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   13 28 00.5   -10 00 33     2.327    2.102   64.6   25.8   112   11.9 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   13 29 41.3   -10 07 21     2.334    2.100   64.1   25.7   112   11.9 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   13 31 22.7   -10 14 13     2.342    2.097   63.5   25.6   112   11.9 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   13 33 04.7   -10 21 07     2.350    2.095   63.0   25.5   112   11.9 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   13 34 47.5   -10 28 04     2.357    2.092   62.5   25.4   112   11.9 

    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.