(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Sep 2026	13.1	2.826 AU	3.407 AU	08h30m	+13°02'	47.4°	15.2°
Opposition	6 Feb 2027	11.3	2.828 AU	1.858 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)                : 0.2197047
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3346227
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.37153
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.34570
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 69.63348
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 132.13512
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 304.77811
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.84478
            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
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   08 30 00.6   +13 02 15     3.407    2.826   47.4   15.2   279   13.1 
2026-09-17 22:10 UT   08 31 13.0   +12 56 05     3.398    2.827   48.0   15.3   279   13.1 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   08 31 19.0   +12 55 34     3.397    2.827   48.1   15.3   279   13.1 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   08 32 36.9   +12 48 51     3.388    2.827   48.7   15.5   279   13.1 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   08 33 54.4   +12 42 06     3.377    2.828   49.4   15.6   279   13.1 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   08 35 11.4   +12 35 20     3.367    2.828   50.0   15.8   280   13.1 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   08 36 27.9   +12 28 32     3.357    2.829   50.6   15.9   280   13.1 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   08 37 43.9   +12 21 42     3.347    2.829   51.3   16.1   280   13.1 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   08 38 59.4   +12 14 51     3.336    2.830   51.9   16.2   280   13.1 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   08 40 14.4   +12 07 58     3.326    2.831   52.6   16.3   280   13.0 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   08 41 28.9   +12 01 04     3.315    2.831   53.2   16.5   280   13.0 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   08 42 42.8   +11 54 09     3.304    2.832   53.9   16.6   281   13.0 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   08 43 56.3   +11 47 12     3.293    2.832   54.5   16.8   281   13.0 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   08 45 09.2   +11 40 14     3.282    2.833   55.2   16.9   281   13.0 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   08 46 21.6   +11 33 15     3.271    2.833   55.9   17.0   281   13.0 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   08 47 33.4   +11 26 14     3.260    2.834   56.5   17.1   281   13.0 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   08 48 44.7   +11 19 13     3.249    2.834   57.2   17.3   282   13.0 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   08 49 55.4   +11 12 10     3.237    2.834   57.9   17.4   282   13.0 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   08 51 05.6   +11 05 06     3.226    2.835   58.5   17.5   282   13.0 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   08 52 15.2   +10 58 02     3.214    2.835   59.2   17.6   282   13.0 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   08 53 24.1   +10 50 57     3.202    2.836   59.9   17.8   282   13.0 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   08 54 32.5   +10 43 51     3.191    2.836   60.6   17.9   282   13.0 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   08 55 40.3   +10 36 44     3.179    2.837   61.2   18.0   283   13.0 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   08 56 47.5   +10 29 37     3.167    2.837   61.9   18.1   283   13.0 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   08 57 54.0   +10 22 29     3.155    2.837   62.6   18.2   283   13.0 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   08 58 59.9   +10 15 21     3.143    2.838   63.3   18.3   283   13.0 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   09 00 05.2   +10 08 12     3.130    2.838   64.0   18.4   283   13.0 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   09 01 09.8   +10 01 03     3.118    2.839   64.7   18.5   283   13.0 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   09 02 13.8   +09 53 54     3.106    2.839   65.4   18.6   284   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.