2013 VP11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Jan 2026	31.6	3.662 AU	3.059 AU	12h19m	+01°40'	120.9°	13.3°

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
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   12 19 11.0   +01 40 58     3.059    3.662  120.9   13.3   291   31.6 
2026-01-25 05:04 UT   12 19 08.4   +01 41 27     3.055    3.662  121.1   13.3   291   31.6 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   12 18 58.0   +01 43 17     3.043    3.661  121.9   13.2   291   31.6 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   12 18 43.7   +01 45 44     3.028    3.659  123.0   13.0   291   31.6 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   12 18 28.3   +01 48 18     3.013    3.657  124.1   12.9   291   31.6 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   12 18 11.6   +01 51 00     2.998    3.655  125.2   12.7   291   31.6 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   12 17 53.8   +01 53 50     2.983    3.653  126.3   12.5   291   31.5 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   12 17 34.7   +01 56 47     2.968    3.652  127.4   12.4   291   31.5 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   12 17 14.4   +01 59 51     2.954    3.650  128.5   12.2   291   31.5 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   12 16 52.9   +02 03 04     2.940    3.648  129.6   12.0   290   31.5 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   12 16 30.2   +02 06 23     2.925    3.646  130.7   11.8   290   31.5 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   12 16 06.2   +02 09 50     2.912    3.644  131.9   11.6   290   31.4 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   12 15 41.0   +02 13 25     2.898    3.642  133.0   11.4   290   31.4 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   12 15 14.6   +02 17 07     2.884    3.640  134.1   11.2   290   31.4 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   12 14 47.0   +02 20 56     2.871    3.638  135.3   11.0   290   31.4 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   12 14 18.2   +02 24 52     2.858    3.636  136.4   10.8   290   31.4 
2026-02-09 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 

    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.