2011 BV11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 May 2026	29.7	3.204 AU	4.125 AU	01h53m	+16°43'	21.1°	6.5°

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
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   01 53 25.9   +16 43 53     4.125    3.204   21.1    6.5   262   29.7 
2026-05-14 08:18 UT   01 53 49.7   +16 46 12     4.124    3.204   21.4    6.6   262   29.7 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   01 54 34.7   +16 50 36     4.122    3.206   21.8    6.7   262   29.7 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   01 55 43.3   +16 57 19     4.119    3.208   22.4    6.9   261   29.7 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   01 56 51.8   +17 03 59     4.115    3.210   23.1    7.1   261   29.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   01 58 00.0   +17 10 38     4.112    3.212   23.7    7.3   261   29.7 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   01 59 08.1   +17 17 16     4.108    3.214   24.4    7.5   260   29.7 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   02 00 16.0   +17 23 51     4.104    3.216   25.1    7.7   260   29.7 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   02 01 23.6   +17 30 25     4.100    3.218   25.7    7.8   260   29.7 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   02 02 31.1   +17 36 58     4.095    3.220   26.4    8.0   260   29.7 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   02 03 38.4   +17 43 29     4.091    3.222   27.0    8.2   260   29.7 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   02 04 45.5   +17 49 57     4.086    3.224   27.7    8.4   259   29.7 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   02 05 52.3   +17 56 25     4.081    3.226   28.4    8.6   259   29.8 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   02 06 58.9   +18 02 50     4.076    3.228   29.0    8.8   259   29.8 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   02 08 05.3   +18 09 14     4.070    3.230   29.7    8.9   259   29.8 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   02 09 11.5   +18 15 36     4.065    3.232   30.4    9.1   259   29.8 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   02 10 17.4   +18 21 56     4.059    3.233   31.0    9.3   259   29.8 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   02 11 23.2   +18 28 14     4.053    3.235   31.7    9.5   258   29.8 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   02 12 28.6   +18 34 31     4.047    3.237   32.4    9.7   258   29.8 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   02 13 33.8   +18 40 46     4.041    3.239   33.1    9.8   258   29.8 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   02 14 38.8   +18 46 59     4.035    3.241   33.7   10.0   258   29.8 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   02 15 43.5   +18 53 10     4.028    3.242   34.4   10.2   258   29.8 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   02 16 48.0   +18 59 19     4.021    3.244   35.1   10.4   258   29.8 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   02 17 52.2   +19 05 26     4.014    3.246   35.8   10.5   258   29.8 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   02 18 56.1   +19 11 32     4.007    3.248   36.4   10.7   258   29.8 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   02 19 59.8   +19 17 36     4.000    3.249   37.1   10.9   258   29.8 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   02 21 03.1   +19 23 38     3.993    3.251   37.8   11.0   258   29.8 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   02 22 06.2   +19 29 38     3.985    3.253   38.5   11.2   257   29.8 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   02 23 09.0   +19 35 36     3.977    3.254   39.2   11.4   257   29.8 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   02 24 11.5   +19 41 32     3.970    3.256   39.9   11.5   257   29.8 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   02 25 13.6   +19 47 26     3.961    3.257   40.5   11.7   257   29.8 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   02 26 15.5   +19 53 18     3.953    3.259   41.2   11.9   257   29.8 

    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.