(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Oct 2026	13.0	2.839 AU	3.093 AU	09h03m	+09°46'	66.1°	18.7°
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) : 235.34569
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 69.63348
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 132.13511
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 304.77810
            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
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   09 03 17.0   +09 46 45     3.093    2.839   66.1   18.7   284   13.0 
2026-10-15 23:16 UT   09 04 17.7   +09 39 49     3.081    2.840   66.8   18.8   284   13.0 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   09 04 19.6   +09 39 35     3.081    2.840   66.8   18.8   284   13.0 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   09 05 21.5   +09 32 26     3.068    2.840   67.5   18.9   284   13.0 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   09 06 22.7   +09 25 17     3.055    2.840   68.2   19.0   284   13.0 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   09 07 23.2   +09 18 08     3.042    2.841   68.9   19.1   284   13.0 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   09 08 23.0   +09 10 59     3.030    2.841   69.6   19.2   284   12.9 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   09 09 22.0   +09 03 51     3.017    2.841   70.4   19.3   285   12.9 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   09 10 20.3   +08 56 43     3.004    2.842   71.1   19.4   285   12.9 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   09 11 17.9   +08 49 35     2.991    2.842   71.8   19.4   285   12.9 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   09 12 14.7   +08 42 28     2.978    2.842   72.5   19.5   285   12.9 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   09 13 10.8   +08 35 22     2.964    2.843   73.3   19.6   285   12.9 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   09 14 06.1   +08 28 16     2.951    2.843   74.0   19.6   285   12.9 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   09 15 00.5   +08 21 11     2.938    2.843   74.8   19.7   286   12.9 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   09 15 54.2   +08 14 07     2.924    2.843   75.5   19.8   286   12.9 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   09 16 47.1   +08 07 04     2.911    2.844   76.2   19.8   286   12.9 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   09 17 39.2   +08 00 02     2.898    2.844   77.0   19.9   286   12.9 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   09 18 30.5   +07 53 01     2.884    2.844   77.8   19.9   286   12.9 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   09 19 20.8   +07 46 01     2.871    2.844   78.5   20.0   286   12.9 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   09 20 10.4   +07 39 02     2.857    2.845   79.3   20.0   286   12.9 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   09 20 59.0   +07 32 05     2.843    2.845   80.0   20.1   287   12.8 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   09 21 46.8   +07 25 10     2.830    2.845   80.8   20.1   287   12.8 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   09 22 33.7   +07 18 16     2.816    2.845   81.6   20.2   287   12.8 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   09 23 19.7   +07 11 24     2.802    2.845   82.4   20.2   287   12.8 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   09 24 04.7   +07 04 34     2.788    2.846   83.1   20.2   287   12.8 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   09 24 48.8   +06 57 45     2.774    2.846   83.9   20.3   287   12.8 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   09 25 31.9   +06 50 59     2.761    2.846   84.7   20.3   288   12.8 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   09 26 14.0   +06 44 15     2.747    2.846   85.5   20.3   288   12.8 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   09 26 55.2   +06 37 34     2.733    2.846   86.3   20.3   288   12.8 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   09 27 35.3   +06 30 55     2.719    2.846   87.1   20.3   288   12.8 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   09 28 14.5   +06 24 18     2.705    2.846   87.9   20.3   288   12.7 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   09 28 52.6   +06 17 44     2.691    2.847   88.7   20.3   288   12.7 

    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.