(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 May 2025	11.7	1.884 AU	2.450 AU	00h01m	+06°58'	45.4°	22.4°
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)                : 0.2200210
            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
2025-05-09 00:00 UT   00 01 52.7   +06 58 01     2.450    1.884   45.4   22.4   253   11.7 
2025-05-09 13:57 UT   00 03 05.0   +07 06 06     2.447    1.885   45.6   22.5   253   11.7 
2025-05-10 00:00 UT   00 03 57.1   +07 11 54     2.445    1.886   45.8   22.6   252   11.7 
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   00 06 01.3   +07 25 43     2.440    1.887   46.2   22.7   252   11.7 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   00 08 05.2   +07 39 30     2.434    1.889   46.6   22.9   252   11.7 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   00 10 08.9   +07 53 13     2.429    1.890   47.0   23.0   252   11.7 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   00 12 12.2   +08 06 53     2.423    1.892   47.4   23.2   252   11.7 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   00 14 15.2   +08 20 30     2.418    1.893   47.8   23.3   252   11.7 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   00 16 18.0   +08 34 03     2.412    1.895   48.2   23.4   252   11.7 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   00 18 20.5   +08 47 33     2.407    1.896   48.6   23.6   252   11.7 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   00 20 22.7   +09 00 60     2.401    1.898   49.0   23.7   252   11.7 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   00 22 24.6   +09 14 23     2.395    1.900   49.4   23.9   252   11.7 
2025-05-20 00:00 UT   00 24 26.3   +09 27 42     2.390    1.901   49.8   24.0   252   11.7 
2025-05-21 00:00 UT   00 26 27.6   +09 40 58     2.384    1.903   50.2   24.1   252   11.7 
2025-05-22 00:00 UT   00 28 28.6   +09 54 09     2.378    1.905   50.6   24.3   252   11.7 
2025-05-23 00:00 UT   00 30 29.3   +10 07 17     2.372    1.906   51.1   24.4   252   11.7 
2025-05-24 00:00 UT   00 32 29.8   +10 20 21     2.366    1.908   51.5   24.5   252   11.7 

    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.