(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Sep 2026	13.0	2.817 AU	3.532 AU	08h10m	+14°32'	38.8°	13.0°
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
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   08 10 56.1   +14 32 14     3.532    2.817   38.8   13.0   276   13.0 
2026-09-03 21:27 UT   08 12 11.6   +14 26 43     3.525    2.818   39.3   13.1   276   13.1 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   08 12 20.5   +14 26 03     3.524    2.818   39.4   13.1   276   13.1 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   08 13 44.6   +14 19 51     3.516    2.819   40.0   13.3   276   13.1 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   08 15 08.2   +14 13 35     3.507    2.819   40.6   13.5   276   13.1 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   08 16 31.5   +14 07 17     3.499    2.820   41.2   13.6   277   13.1 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   08 17 54.3   +14 00 57     3.490    2.821   41.8   13.8   277   13.1 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   08 19 16.8   +13 54 34     3.482    2.821   42.4   13.9   277   13.1 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   08 20 38.8   +13 48 09     3.473    2.822   43.1   14.1   277   13.1 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   08 22 00.4   +13 41 42     3.464    2.822   43.7   14.3   278   13.1 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   08 23 21.5   +13 35 13     3.455    2.823   44.3   14.4   278   13.1 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   08 24 42.2   +13 28 41     3.445    2.824   44.9   14.6   278   13.1 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   08 26 02.5   +13 22 08     3.436    2.824   45.5   14.7   278   13.1 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   08 27 22.3   +13 15 32     3.427    2.825   46.2   14.9   278   13.1 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   08 28 41.7   +13 08 55     3.417    2.826   46.8   15.0   279   13.1 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   08 30 00.6   +13 02 15     3.407    2.826   47.4   15.2   279   13.1 
2026-09-18 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 

    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.