2013 VP11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Jul 2026	31.7	3.131 AU	3.567 AU	11h30m	+05°32'	56.9°	15.8°

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
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   11 30 19.7   +05 32 38     3.567    3.131   56.9   15.8   112   31.7 
2026-07-17 07:57 UT   11 30 35.9   +05 30 39     3.570    3.129   56.7   15.7   112   31.7 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   11 31 08.8   +05 26 38     3.575    3.126   56.2   15.7   112   31.7 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   11 31 58.6   +05 20 35     3.583    3.122   55.5   15.6   112   31.7 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   11 32 48.9   +05 14 29     3.591    3.117   54.8   15.4   112   31.7 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   11 33 39.9   +05 08 19     3.599    3.113   54.0   15.3   112   31.7 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   11 34 31.3   +05 02 06     3.606    3.108   53.3   15.2   112   31.7 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   11 35 23.4   +04 55 49     3.614    3.103   52.6   15.1   112   31.7 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   11 36 15.9   +04 49 29     3.621    3.099   51.9   14.9   112   31.7 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   11 37 09.1   +04 43 05     3.628    3.094   51.2   14.8   112   31.7 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   11 38 02.7   +04 36 39     3.635    3.090   50.5   14.7   112   31.7 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   11 38 56.9   +04 30 09     3.642    3.085   49.8   14.6   112   31.7 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   11 39 51.6   +04 23 36     3.649    3.080   49.1   14.4   112   31.7 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   11 40 46.8   +04 16 60     3.655    3.076   48.4   14.3   112   31.7 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   11 41 42.5   +04 10 21     3.661    3.071   47.7   14.1   112   31.7 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   11 42 38.8   +04 03 38     3.668    3.066   47.0   14.0   112   31.7 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   11 43 35.5   +03 56 53     3.674    3.061   46.3   13.9   111   31.6 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   11 44 32.7   +03 50 05     3.680    3.057   45.6   13.7   111   31.6 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   11 45 30.4   +03 43 13     3.685    3.052   44.9   13.6   111   31.6 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   11 46 28.6   +03 36 19     3.691    3.047   44.2   13.4   111   31.6 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   11 47 27.3   +03 29 22     3.697    3.042   43.5   13.3   111   31.6 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   11 48 26.5   +03 22 22     3.702    3.037   42.8   13.1   111   31.6 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   11 49 26.1   +03 15 19     3.707    3.032   42.2   13.0   111   31.6 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   11 50 26.2   +03 08 13     3.712    3.028   41.5   12.8   111   31.6 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   11 51 26.8   +03 01 04     3.717    3.023   40.8   12.7   111   31.6 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   11 52 27.8   +02 53 52     3.722    3.018   40.1   12.5   111   31.6 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   11 53 29.3   +02 46 38     3.726    3.013   39.4   12.3   111   31.6 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   11 54 31.3   +02 39 21     3.730    3.008   38.8   12.2   111   31.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   11 55 33.6   +02 32 01     3.735    3.003   38.1   12.0   111   31.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   11 56 36.5   +02 24 39     3.739    2.998   37.4   11.9   111   31.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   11 57 39.8   +02 17 14     3.742    2.993   36.8   11.7   111   31.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   11 58 43.5   +02 09 47     3.746    2.988   36.1   11.5   111   31.6 

    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.