|
(12) Victoria |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 23 Jul 2026 | 12.8 | 2.781 AU | 3.752 AU | 07h06m | +18°04' | 14.6° | 5.3° |
| Opposition | 6 Feb 2027 | 11.3 | 2.828 AU | 1.857 AU | 09h05m | +03°24' | 167.3° | 4.4° |
(12) Victoria - 2026-07-23
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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) : 235.35282
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 69.54627
M (Mean anomaly) : 76.93597
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 304.69719
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.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2026-07-23 00:00 UT 07 06 55.6 +18 04 41 3.752 2.781 14.6 5.3 259 12.8
2026-07-23 17:27 UT 07 08 06.0 +18 01 54 3.751 2.782 15.0 5.4 260 12.8
2026-07-24 00:00 UT 07 08 32.4 +18 00 51 3.750 2.782 15.1 5.5 260 12.8
2026-07-25 00:00 UT 07 10 09.1 +17 56 57 3.747 2.783 15.7 5.7 261 12.8
2026-07-26 00:00 UT 07 11 45.5 +17 52 60 3.745 2.784 16.2 5.8 261 12.9
2026-07-27 00:00 UT 07 13 21.7 +17 48 58 3.742 2.785 16.8 6.0 262 12.9
2026-07-28 00:00 UT 07 14 57.7 +17 44 53 3.739 2.786 17.3 6.2 263 12.9
2026-07-29 00:00 UT 07 16 33.5 +17 40 43 3.736 2.787 17.9 6.4 263 12.9
2026-07-30 00:00 UT 07 18 09.0 +17 36 30 3.733 2.788 18.4 6.6 264 12.9
2026-07-31 00:00 UT 07 19 44.3 +17 32 13 3.729 2.789 19.0 6.8 264 12.9
2026-08-01 00:00 UT 07 21 19.3 +17 27 52 3.726 2.790 19.5 7.0 265 12.9
2026-08-02 00:00 UT 07 22 54.1 +17 23 27 3.722 2.791 20.1 7.2 265 12.9
2026-08-03 00:00 UT 07 24 28.7 +17 18 59 3.718 2.792 20.7 7.4 266 12.9
2026-08-04 00:00 UT 07 26 03.0 +17 14 27 3.714 2.793 21.2 7.6 266 12.9
2026-08-05 00:00 UT 07 27 37.1 +17 09 51 3.710 2.794 21.8 7.7 267 12.9
2026-08-06 00:00 UT 07 29 10.9 +17 05 11 3.706 2.794 22.3 7.9 267 12.9
2026-08-07 00:00 UT 07 30 44.5 +17 00 28 3.701 2.795 22.9 8.1 268 12.9
2026-08-08 00:00 UT 07 32 17.8 +16 55 41 3.697 2.796 23.5 8.3 268 12.9
2026-08-09 00:00 UT 07 33 50.8 +16 50 51 3.692 2.797 24.1 8.5 268 13.0
2026-08-10 00:00 UT 07 35 23.6 +16 45 57 3.688 2.798 24.6 8.7 269 13.0
2026-08-11 00:00 UT 07 36 56.0 +16 40 59 3.683 2.799 25.2 8.9 269 13.0
2026-08-12 00:00 UT 07 38 28.2 +16 35 58 3.678 2.800 25.8 9.1 269 13.0
2026-08-13 00:00 UT 07 40 00.1 +16 30 54 3.672 2.801 26.3 9.2 270 13.0
2026-08-14 00:00 UT 07 41 31.7 +16 25 46 3.667 2.802 26.9 9.4 270 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.
