2011 BV11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Nov 2025	28.0	2.472 AU	1.949 AU	22h39m	-01°28'	110.2°	22.1°

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 2011 BV11 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6703817
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9915787
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.32390
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 309.33713
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 267.74539
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 78.07165
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 37.06873
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.31898
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.81            
        

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
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   22 39 38.1   -01 28 56     1.949    2.472  110.2   22.1    70   28.0 
2025-11-13 11:40 UT   22 39 49.9   -01 28 49     1.958    2.475  109.8   22.1    70   28.1 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   22 40 02.6   -01 28 39     1.968    2.478  109.3   22.1    70   28.1 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   22 40 28.4   -01 28 13     1.987    2.484  108.5   22.2    70   28.1 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   22 40 55.4   -01 27 38     2.007    2.491  107.6   22.2    70   28.1 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   22 41 23.6   -01 26 54     2.026    2.497  106.7   22.3    70   28.2 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   22 41 53.0   -01 26 01     2.046    2.503  105.8   22.3    70   28.2 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   22 42 23.5   -01 24 60     2.065    2.509  104.9   22.4    70   28.2 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   22 42 55.2   -01 23 50     2.085    2.515  104.0   22.4    69   28.2 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   22 43 28.0   -01 22 32     2.104    2.521  103.2   22.4    69   28.3 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   22 44 01.8   -01 21 06     2.124    2.526  102.3   22.5    69   28.3 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   22 44 36.8   -01 19 32     2.144    2.532  101.5   22.5    69   28.3 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   22 45 12.7   -01 17 49     2.164    2.538  100.6   22.5    69   28.3 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   22 45 49.7   -01 15 59     2.183    2.544   99.7   22.5    69   28.4 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   22 46 27.6   -01 14 02     2.203    2.550   98.9   22.5    69   28.4 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   22 47 06.5   -01 11 56     2.223    2.556   98.1   22.5    69   28.4 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   22 47 46.3   -01 09 44     2.243    2.561   97.2   22.5    68   28.4 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   22 48 27.0   -01 07 24     2.263    2.567   96.4   22.5    68   28.5 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   22 49 08.7   -01 04 57     2.283    2.573   95.6   22.4    68   28.5 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   22 49 51.1   -01 02 23     2.303    2.578   94.7   22.4    68   28.5 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   22 50 34.5   +00 59 42     2.322    2.584   93.9   22.4    68   28.5 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   22 51 18.6   +00 56 54     2.342    2.590   93.1   22.3    68   28.6 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   22 52 03.5   +00 54 00     2.362    2.595   92.3   22.3    68   28.6 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   22 52 49.2   +00 50 60     2.382    2.601   91.5   22.3    68   28.6 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   22 53 35.7   +00 47 52     2.402    2.607   90.6   22.2    68   28.6 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   22 54 22.9   +00 44 39     2.422    2.612   89.8   22.2    67   28.6 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   22 55 10.8   +00 41 20     2.442    2.618   89.0   22.1    67   28.7 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   22 55 59.4   +00 37 54     2.462    2.623   88.2   22.0    67   28.7 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   22 56 48.8   +00 34 22     2.482    2.628   87.4   22.0    67   28.7 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   22 57 38.8   +00 30 45     2.501    2.634   86.6   21.9    67   28.7 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   22 58 29.4   +00 27 02     2.521    2.639   85.8   21.8    67   28.7 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   22 59 20.7   +00 23 13     2.541    2.645   85.1   21.8    67   28.8 

    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.