2013 VP11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Aug 2026	31.5	2.962 AU	3.762 AU	12h04m	+01°31'	32.8°	10.7°

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
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   12 04 08.3   +01 31 53     3.762    2.962   32.8   10.7   111   31.5 
2026-08-21 10:33 UT   12 04 37.3   +01 28 30     3.763    2.960   32.5   10.6   111   31.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   12 05 14.5   +01 24 11     3.765    2.957   32.1   10.5   111   31.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   12 06 21.1   +01 16 27     3.767    2.952   31.5   10.3   110   31.5 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   12 07 28.1   +01 08 41     3.770    2.947   30.8   10.1   110   31.5 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   12 08 35.4   +01 00 52     3.772    2.942   30.2    9.9   110   31.5 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   12 09 43.2   +00 53 01     3.774    2.936   29.5    9.8   110   31.5 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   12 10 51.4   +00 45 08     3.775    2.931   28.8    9.6   110   31.4 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   12 11 60.0   +00 37 13     3.777    2.926   28.2    9.4   110   31.4 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   12 13 08.9   +00 29 16     3.779    2.921   27.6    9.2   110   31.4 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   12 14 18.3   +00 21 16     3.780    2.915   26.9    9.0   110   31.4 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   12 15 28.0   +00 13 15     3.781    2.910   26.3    8.8   110   31.4 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   12 16 38.1   +00 05 11     3.782    2.905   25.6    8.6   110   31.4 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   12 17 48.6   +00 02 54     3.783    2.899   25.0    8.4   110   31.4 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   12 18 59.4   +00 11 02     3.783    2.894   24.3    8.3   110   31.4 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   12 20 10.7   +00 19 11     3.784    2.888   23.7    8.1   109   31.4 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   12 21 22.3   +00 27 23     3.784    2.883   23.0    7.9   109   31.3 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   12 22 34.3   +00 35 36     3.784    2.878   22.4    7.7   109   31.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   12 23 46.7   +00 43 51     3.784    2.872   21.8    7.5   109   31.3 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   12 24 59.4   +00 52 08     3.784    2.867   21.1    7.3   109   31.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   12 26 12.5   -01 00 27     3.783    2.861   20.5    7.1   109   31.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   12 27 26.0   -01 08 48     3.782    2.856   19.9    6.9   109   31.3 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   12 28 39.9   -01 17 11     3.782    2.850   19.2    6.7   108   31.3 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   12 29 54.1   -01 25 35     3.780    2.845   18.6    6.5   108   31.3 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   12 31 08.7   -01 34 01     3.779    2.839   18.0    6.3   108   31.2 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   12 32 23.6   -01 42 29     3.778    2.833   17.3    6.1   108   31.2 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   12 33 38.9   -01 50 58     3.776    2.828   16.7    5.9   108   31.2 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   12 34 54.5   -01 59 28     3.775    2.822   16.1    5.7   107   31.2 

    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.