(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Aug 2026	13.0	2.806 AU	3.632 AU	07h50m	+15°53'	30.4°	10.5°
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
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   07 50 34.8   +15 53 50     3.632    2.806   30.4   10.5   272   13.0 
2026-08-20 21:14 UT   07 51 54.0   +15 48 57     3.626    2.807   30.9   10.7   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 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   08 03 47.2   +15 02 27     3.571    2.813   35.7   12.1   275   13.0 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   08 05 13.5   +14 56 30     3.563    2.814   36.3   12.3   275   13.0 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   08 06 39.4   +14 50 30     3.555    2.815   36.9   12.4   275   13.0 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   08 08 05.0   +14 44 28     3.548    2.816   37.5   12.6   275   13.0 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   08 09 30.2   +14 38 22     3.540    2.816   38.2   12.8   276   13.0 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   08 10 55.0   +14 32 15     3.532    2.817   38.8   13.0   276   13.0 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   08 12 19.4   +14 26 04     3.524    2.818   39.4   13.1   276   13.1 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   08 13 43.5   +14 19 51     3.516    2.818   40.0   13.3   276   13.1 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   08 15 07.1   +14 13 36     3.507    2.819   40.6   13.5   276   13.1 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   08 16 30.4   +14 07 18     3.499    2.820   41.2   13.6   277   13.1 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   08 17 53.2   +14 00 58     3.490    2.820   41.8   13.8   277   13.1 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   08 19 15.7   +13 54 35     3.481    2.821   42.4   13.9   277   13.1 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   08 20 37.7   +13 48 10     3.472    2.822   43.1   14.1   277   13.1 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   08 21 59.3   +13 41 43     3.463    2.822   43.7   14.3   278   13.1 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   08 23 20.4   +13 35 14     3.454    2.823   44.3   14.4   278   13.1 

    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.