2013 VP11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Oct 2026	31.0	2.685 AU	3.637 AU	13h27m	-07°34'	14.2°	5.2°

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
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   13 27 47.9   -07 34 38     3.637    2.685   14.2    5.2   298   31.0 
2026-10-31 01:03 UT   13 27 51.7   -07 35 01     3.637    2.685   14.2    5.2   298   31.0 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   13 29 14.5   -07 43 24     3.627    2.679   14.8    5.4   297   31.0 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   13 30 41.4   -07 52 09     3.617    2.673   15.4    5.7   297   31.0 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   13 32 08.6   -08 00 55     3.607    2.667   16.0    5.9   297   31.0 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   13 33 36.1   -08 09 40     3.596    2.660   16.6    6.1   296   31.0 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   13 35 03.9   -08 18 26     3.585    2.654   17.2    6.3   296   31.0 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   13 36 32.0   -08 27 11     3.574    2.648   17.8    6.6   296   31.0 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   13 38 00.4   -08 35 56     3.563    2.642   18.4    6.8   296   31.0 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   13 39 29.1   -08 44 41     3.552    2.635   19.0    7.0   295   31.0 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   13 40 58.1   -08 53 25     3.541    2.629   19.6    7.3   295   31.0 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   13 42 27.5   -09 02 09     3.529    2.623   20.3    7.5   295   31.0 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   13 43 57.1   -09 10 53     3.518    2.616   20.9    7.7   295   31.0 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   13 45 27.0   -09 19 36     3.506    2.610   21.5    8.0   295   31.0 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   13 46 57.3   -09 28 19     3.494    2.603   22.1    8.2   294   31.0 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   13 48 27.8   -09 37 01     3.482    2.597   22.7    8.4   294   31.0 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   13 49 58.7   -09 45 43     3.469    2.590   23.3    8.7   294   31.0 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   13 51 29.8   -09 54 24     3.457    2.584   23.9    8.9   294   31.0 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   13 53 01.3   -10 03 05     3.444    2.577   24.5    9.2   294   31.0 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   13 54 33.1   -10 11 45     3.432    2.571   25.1    9.4   294   31.0 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   13 56 05.2   -10 20 24     3.419    2.564   25.7    9.6   293   31.0 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   13 57 37.6   -10 29 03     3.406    2.557   26.3    9.9   293   31.0 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   13 59 10.3   -10 37 40     3.393    2.551   26.9   10.1   293   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.