(12) Victoria |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 29 Mar 2024 | 10.4 | 2.439 AU | 1.452 AU | 12h32m | -14°15' | 169.1° | 4.4° |
Opposition | 1 Apr 2024 | 10.4 | 2.431 AU | 1.440 AU | 12h29m | -13°47' | 170.2° | 4.0° |
(12) Victoria - 2024-03-29
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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) : 0.2203586
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3337039
i (Inclination) : 8.37397
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.35828
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 69.60327
M (Mean anomaly) : 215.75842
Epoch : 2023 Sep 13
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 304.76012
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 7.84552
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
2024-03-29 00:00 UT 12 32 38.6 -14 15 54 1.452 2.439 169.1 4.4 358 10.4
2024-03-29 15:00 UT 12 32 03.2 -14 10 60 1.449 2.438 169.4 4.3 2 10.4
2024-03-30 00:00 UT 12 31 41.9 -14 08 01 1.448 2.437 169.6 4.2 4 10.4
2024-03-31 00:00 UT 12 30 45.1 -13 59 58 1.445 2.435 170.0 4.1 11 10.4
2024-04-01 00:00 UT 12 29 48.1 -13 51 46 1.442 2.432 170.2 4.0 18 10.4
2024-04-02 00:00 UT 12 28 51.1 -13 43 24 1.439 2.430 170.3 4.0 26 10.4
2024-04-03 00:00 UT 12 27 54.1 -13 34 53 1.437 2.428 170.2 4.0 33 10.4
2024-04-04 00:00 UT 12 26 57.2 -13 26 14 1.434 2.425 169.9 4.1 40 10.4
2024-04-05 00:00 UT 12 26 00.6 -13 17 27 1.432 2.423 169.6 4.3 47 10.4
2024-04-06 00:00 UT 12 25 04.2 -13 08 33 1.431 2.421 169.0 4.5 53 10.4
2024-04-07 00:00 UT 12 24 08.1 -12 59 33 1.429 2.418 168.4 4.8 59 10.4
2024-04-08 00:00 UT 12 23 12.5 -12 50 26 1.428 2.416 167.7 5.1 64 10.4
2024-04-09 00:00 UT 12 22 17.4 -12 41 15 1.427 2.414 166.9 5.4 68 10.4
2024-04-10 00:00 UT 12 21 22.9 -12 31 58 1.427 2.411 166.0 5.7 72 10.4
2024-04-11 00:00 UT 12 20 29.1 -12 22 38 1.426 2.409 165.1 6.1 75 10.5
2024-04-12 00:00 UT 12 19 35.9 -12 13 15 1.426 2.406 164.2 6.5 78 10.5
2024-04-13 00:00 UT 12 18 43.6 -12 03 48 1.427 2.404 163.2 6.9 81 10.5
2024-04-14 00:00 UT 12 17 52.1 -11 54 20 1.427 2.402 162.2 7.3 84 10.5
2024-04-15 00:00 UT 12 17 01.6 -11 44 51 1.428 2.399 161.2 7.8 86 10.5
2024-04-16 00:00 UT 12 16 12.1 -11 35 21 1.429 2.397 160.1 8.2 88 10.5
2024-04-17 00:00 UT 12 15 23.6 -11 25 50 1.430 2.394 159.0 8.6 89 10.6
2024-04-18 00:00 UT 12 14 36.3 -11 16 21 1.432 2.392 157.9 9.1 91 10.6
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 12 13 50.1 -11 06 52 1.433 2.390 156.9 9.5 92 10.6
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 12 13 05.1 -10 57 26 1.435 2.387 155.8 9.9 94 10.6
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 12 12 21.4 -10 48 01 1.438 2.385 154.7 10.4 95 10.6
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 12 11 39.0 -10 38 40 1.440 2.382 153.6 10.8 96 10.7
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 12 10 57.9 -10 29 22 1.443 2.380 152.5 11.3 97 10.7
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 12 10 18.3 -10 20 08 1.446 2.378 151.3 11.7 98 10.7
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 12 09 40.1 -10 10 59 1.449 2.375 150.2 12.1 99 10.7
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 12 09 03.3 -10 01 55 1.452 2.373 149.1 12.6 100 10.7
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 12 08 28.1 -09 52 56 1.456 2.370 148.0 13.0 100 10.8
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 12 07 54.4 -09 44 03 1.460 2.368 146.9 13.4 101 10.8
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.