2013 VP11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Oct 2026	30.9	2.816 AU	3.815 AU	12h57m	-04°22'	1.7°	0.6°

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 2013 VP11 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6636362
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2761483
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.09326
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 59.38823
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 280.90224
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 249.55426
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -19.69400
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.03738
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.43            
        

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
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   12 57 17.0   -04 22 48     3.815    2.816    1.7    0.6     6   30.9 
2026-10-09 23:59 UT   12 58 37.2   -04 31 26     3.808    2.810    1.9    0.7   348   30.9 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   12 58 37.2   -04 31 26     3.808    2.810    1.9    0.7   348   30.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   12 59 57.7   -04 40 06     3.802    2.805    2.3    0.8   335   30.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   13 01 18.5   -04 48 46     3.796    2.799    2.8    1.0   327   30.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   13 02 39.5   -04 57 26     3.789    2.793    3.4    1.2   321   30.9 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   13 04 00.9   -05 06 08     3.782    2.787    3.9    1.4   316   30.9 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   13 05 22.5   -05 14 49     3.775    2.781    4.5    1.6   313   30.9 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   13 06 44.4   -05 23 31     3.767    2.776    5.1    1.8   310   31.0 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   13 08 06.6   -05 32 14     3.760    2.770    5.7    2.0   308   31.0 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   13 09 29.1   -05 40 57     3.752    2.764    6.3    2.3   307   31.0 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   13 10 51.9   -05 49 40     3.744    2.758    6.9    2.5   305   31.0 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   13 12 15.0   -05 58 24     3.736    2.752    7.5    2.7   304   31.0 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   13 13 38.3   -06 07 08     3.728    2.746    8.1    2.9   303   31.0 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   13 15 02.0   -06 15 52     3.720    2.740    8.7    3.1   302   31.0 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   13 16 25.9   -06 24 36     3.711    2.734    9.3    3.4   302   31.0 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   13 17 50.1   -06 33 21     3.703    2.728    9.9    3.6   301   31.0 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   13 19 14.6   -06 42 06     3.694    2.722   10.5    3.8   300   31.0 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   13 20 39.4   -06 50 51     3.685    2.716   11.1    4.0   300   31.0 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   13 22 04.5   -06 59 36     3.676    2.710   11.7    4.3   299   31.0 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   13 23 29.9   -07 08 21     3.666    2.704   12.3    4.5   299   31.0 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   13 24 55.6   -07 17 07     3.657    2.698   13.0    4.7   298   31.0 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   13 26 21.6   -07 25 53     3.647    2.692   13.6    5.0   298   31.0 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   13 27 47.9   -07 34 38     3.637    2.685   14.2    5.2   298   31.0 

    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.