2013 VP11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Dec 2025	32.1	3.709 AU	3.563 AU	12h17m	+01°28'	90.8°	15.4°

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
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   12 17 02.2   +01 28 27     3.563    3.709   90.8   15.4   293   32.1 
2025-12-26 04:17 UT   12 17 05.7   +01 28 13     3.560    3.708   90.9   15.4   293   32.0 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   12 17 21.1   +01 27 13     3.545    3.707   91.7   15.4   293   32.0 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   12 17 39.0   +01 26 06     3.528    3.706   92.6   15.4   293   32.0 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   12 17 56.1   +01 25 04     3.511    3.705   93.6   15.4   293   32.0 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   12 18 12.2   +01 24 10     3.493    3.703   94.5   15.3   293   32.0 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   12 18 27.4   +01 23 21     3.476    3.702   95.5   15.3   293   32.0 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   12 18 41.7   +01 22 39     3.458    3.700   96.5   15.3   293   32.0 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   12 18 55.0   +01 22 03     3.441    3.699   97.4   15.3   293   32.0 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   12 19 07.4   +01 21 34     3.424    3.698   98.4   15.3   293   32.0 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   12 19 18.8   +01 21 12     3.407    3.696   99.4   15.2   293   31.9 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   12 19 29.2   +01 20 56     3.389    3.695  100.3   15.2   293   31.9 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   12 19 38.6   +01 20 48     3.372    3.693  101.3   15.1   293   31.9 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   12 19 47.0   +01 20 46     3.355    3.692  102.3   15.1   293   31.9 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   12 19 54.4   +01 20 51     3.338    3.690  103.3   15.0   293   31.9 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   12 20 00.7   +01 21 03     3.321    3.689  104.3   15.0   293   31.9 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   12 20 06.0   +01 21 22     3.304    3.687  105.3   14.9   292   31.9 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   12 20 10.2   +01 21 48     3.287    3.686  106.3   14.8   292   31.8 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   12 20 13.4   +01 22 22     3.270    3.684  107.3   14.8   292   31.8 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   12 20 15.4   +01 23 03     3.253    3.682  108.3   14.7   292   31.8 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   12 20 16.3   +01 23 51     3.236    3.681  109.3   14.6   292   31.8 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   12 20 16.2   +01 24 47     3.220    3.679  110.3   14.5   292   31.8 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   12 20 14.9   +01 25 50     3.203    3.678  111.4   14.4   292   31.8 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   12 20 12.4   +01 27 00     3.187    3.676  112.4   14.3   292   31.8 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   12 20 08.9   +01 28 18     3.170    3.674  113.4   14.2   292   31.7 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   12 20 04.1   +01 29 44     3.154    3.673  114.5   14.1   292   31.7 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   12 19 58.2   +01 31 17     3.138    3.671  115.5   14.0   292   31.7 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   12 19 51.2   +01 32 58     3.122    3.669  116.6   13.9   292   31.7 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   12 19 42.9   +01 34 47     3.106    3.668  117.7   13.8   292   31.7 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   12 19 33.5   +01 36 43     3.090    3.666  118.7   13.6   292   31.7 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   12 19 22.8   +01 38 46     3.074    3.664  119.8   13.5   291   31.6 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   12 19 11.0   +01 40 58     3.059    3.662  120.9   13.3   291   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.