(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Oct 2025	10.4	2.224 AU	1.321 AU	03h03m	+22°17'	146.6°	14.3°
Opposition	5 Nov 2025	9.8	2.291 AU	1.300 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)                : 0.2199307
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3338396
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.37403
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.35286
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 69.54624
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 76.93597
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 304.69720
            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. 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
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   03 03 05.6   +22 17 37     1.321    2.224  146.6   14.3   246   10.4 
2025-10-10 03:09 UT   03 03 00.1   +22 16 51     1.320    2.224  146.8   14.2   246   10.4 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   03 02 23.3   +22 11 42     1.317    2.226  147.8   13.8   246   10.4 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   03 01 39.4   +22 05 36     1.313    2.229  149.0   13.3   246   10.4 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   03 00 53.9   +21 59 17     1.310    2.232  150.2   12.9   245   10.4 
2025-10-14 00:00 UT   03 00 06.8   +21 52 47     1.307    2.234  151.3   12.4   245   10.4 
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   02 59 18.2   +21 46 06     1.304    2.237  152.5   11.9   245   10.3 
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   02 58 28.1   +21 39 13     1.301    2.239  153.7   11.4   244   10.3 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   02 57 36.7   +21 32 09     1.299    2.242  154.9   10.9   244   10.3 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   02 56 44.0   +21 24 55     1.296    2.244  156.2   10.3   243   10.3 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   02 55 50.0   +21 17 30     1.294    2.247  157.4    9.8   243   10.2 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   02 54 54.9   +21 09 54     1.293    2.249  158.6    9.3   242   10.2 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   02 53 58.8   +21 02 10     1.291    2.252  159.8    8.8   242   10.2 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   02 53 01.7   +20 54 15     1.290    2.254  161.1    8.2   241   10.2 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   02 52 03.7   +20 46 12     1.289    2.257  162.3    7.7   240   10.2 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   02 51 04.9   +20 38 00     1.288    2.259  163.5    7.2   239   10.1 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   02 50 05.3   +20 29 40     1.287    2.262  164.8    6.6   238   10.1 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   02 49 05.2   +20 21 13     1.287    2.264  166.0    6.1   237   10.1 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   02 48 04.5   +20 12 38     1.287    2.267  167.2    5.6   236   10.1 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   02 47 03.4   +20 03 56     1.287    2.270  168.4    5.0   234   10.0 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   02 46 02.0   +19 55 09     1.288    2.272  169.7    4.5   232   10.0 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   02 45 00.3   +19 46 16     1.289    2.275  170.9    4.0   229   10.0 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   02 43 58.4   +19 37 17     1.290    2.277  172.0    3.5   226   10.0 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   02 42 56.5   +19 28 15     1.291    2.280  173.2    3.0   222    9.9 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   02 41 54.6   +19 19 08     1.293    2.282  174.3    2.5   215    9.9 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   02 40 52.9   +19 09 58     1.294    2.285  175.3    2.0   207    9.9 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   02 39 51.3   +19 00 46     1.297    2.287  176.2    1.7   193    9.9 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   02 38 50.1   +18 51 31     1.299    2.290  176.7    1.4   175    9.8 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   02 37 49.2   +18 42 15     1.302    2.292  176.8    1.4   152    9.9 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   02 36 48.7   +18 32 57     1.305    2.295  176.4    1.5   131    9.9 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   02 35 48.8   +18 23 40     1.308    2.297  175.7    1.9   116    9.9 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   02 34 49.5   +18 14 22     1.312    2.300  174.7    2.3   105    9.9 

    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.