2013 VP11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Feb 2026	31.4	3.636 AU	2.858 AU	12h14m	+02°24'	136.4°	10.8°

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)                : 0.6623360
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2689339
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.08488
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 59.38068
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 280.96609
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 197.45991
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -19.63770
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.02850
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.42            
        

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
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   12 14 18.2   +02 24 52     2.858    3.636  136.4   10.8   290   31.4 
2026-02-08 05:45 UT   12 14 11.1   +02 25 50     2.855    3.636  136.7   10.7   290   31.4 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   12 13 48.2   +02 28 56     2.845    3.634  137.6   10.6   289   31.3 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   12 13 17.0   +02 33 06     2.832    3.632  138.7   10.3   289   31.3 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   12 12 44.6   +02 37 24     2.820    3.630  139.9   10.1   289   31.3 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   12 12 11.0   +02 41 48     2.807    3.628  141.0    9.8   289   31.3 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   12 11 36.2   +02 46 19     2.795    3.626  142.2    9.6   289   31.3 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   12 11 00.3   +02 50 57     2.784    3.624  143.4    9.4   288   31.2 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   12 10 23.2   +02 55 42     2.772    3.622  144.6    9.1   288   31.2 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   12 09 45.0   +03 00 32     2.761    3.620  145.7    8.8   288   31.2 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   12 09 05.6   +03 05 29     2.750    3.618  146.9    8.6   288   31.2 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   12 08 25.2   +03 10 32     2.739    3.616  148.1    8.3   287   31.2 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   12 07 43.7   +03 15 41     2.729    3.614  149.3    8.0   287   31.1 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   12 07 01.1   +03 20 55     2.718    3.612  150.5    7.7   287   31.1 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   12 06 17.5   +03 26 15     2.708    3.610  151.7    7.5   286   31.1 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   12 05 32.9   +03 31 40     2.699    3.608  152.9    7.2   286   31.1 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   12 04 47.3   +03 37 10     2.689    3.605  154.1    6.9   286   31.0 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   12 04 00.7   +03 42 44     2.680    3.603  155.3    6.6   285   31.0 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   12 03 13.2   +03 48 23     2.672    3.601  156.5    6.3   285   31.0 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   12 02 24.8   +03 54 07     2.663    3.599  157.7    6.0   284   31.0 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   12 01 35.6   +03 59 54     2.655    3.597  158.9    5.7   283   31.0 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   12 00 45.4   +04 05 46     2.647    3.594  160.1    5.4   283   30.9 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   11 59 54.5   +04 11 40     2.639    3.592  161.3    5.1   282   30.9 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   11 59 02.8   +04 17 39     2.632    3.590  162.6    4.7   281   30.9 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   11 58 10.4   +04 23 40     2.625    3.587  163.8    4.4   280   30.9 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   11 57 17.2   +04 29 44     2.618    3.585  165.0    4.1   279   30.8 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   11 56 23.4   +04 35 50     2.612    3.583  166.2    3.8   278   30.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   11 55 28.9   +04 41 59     2.606    3.581  167.4    3.5   276   30.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   11 54 33.9   +04 48 10     2.600    3.578  168.6    3.2   274   30.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   11 53 38.2   +04 54 22     2.595    3.576  169.7    2.8   272   30.7 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   11 52 42.0   +05 00 36     2.590    3.573  170.9    2.5   269   30.7 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   11 51 45.4   +05 06 50     2.585    3.571  172.0    2.2   265   30.7 

    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.