2013 VP11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Oct 2025	32.4	3.766 AU	4.526 AU	11h33m	+05°37'	36.0°	8.9°

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
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   11 33 06.6   +05 37 29     4.526    3.766   36.0    8.9   297   32.4 
2025-10-21 08:54 UT   11 33 26.5   +05 35 28     4.522    3.766   36.2    9.0   297   32.4 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   11 34 00.2   +05 32 02     4.516    3.765   36.7    9.1   297   32.4 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   11 34 53.5   +05 26 38     4.506    3.765   37.5    9.3   297   32.4 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   11 35 46.5   +05 21 15     4.495    3.764   38.2    9.4   297   32.4 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   11 36 39.3   +05 15 54     4.485    3.764   39.0    9.6   296   32.4 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   11 37 31.8   +05 10 35     4.474    3.764   39.7    9.7   296   32.4 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   11 38 24.0   +05 05 18     4.463    3.763   40.5    9.9   296   32.4 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   11 39 15.9   +05 00 03     4.452    3.763   41.3   10.0   296   32.4 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   11 40 07.5   +04 54 50     4.441    3.762   42.0   10.2   296   32.4 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   11 40 58.8   +04 49 40     4.429    3.761   42.8   10.3   296   32.4 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   11 41 49.8   +04 44 31     4.417    3.761   43.6   10.5   296   32.4 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   11 42 40.5   +04 39 26     4.406    3.760   44.3   10.6   296   32.4 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   11 43 30.9   +04 34 22     4.394    3.760   45.1   10.8   296   32.4 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   11 44 20.9   +04 29 21     4.382    3.759   45.9   10.9   296   32.4 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   11 45 10.6   +04 24 23     4.369    3.759   46.7   11.1   296   32.4 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   11 45 60.0   +04 19 26     4.357    3.758   47.5   11.2   296   32.4 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   11 46 49.0   +04 14 33     4.344    3.757   48.2   11.3   296   32.4 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   11 47 37.7   +04 09 42     4.332    3.757   49.0   11.5   296   32.4 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   11 48 26.0   +04 04 54     4.319    3.756   49.8   11.6   296   32.4 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   11 49 13.9   +04 00 08     4.306    3.755   50.6   11.8   296   32.4 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   11 50 01.5   +03 55 26     4.292    3.755   51.4   11.9   296   32.4 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   11 50 48.7   +03 50 46     4.279    3.754   52.2   12.0   295   32.4 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   11 51 35.5   +03 46 09     4.265    3.753   53.0   12.2   295   32.4 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   11 52 21.9   +03 41 35     4.252    3.753   53.8   12.3   295   32.4 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   11 53 07.9   +03 37 04     4.238    3.752   54.6   12.4   295   32.3 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   11 53 53.5   +03 32 36     4.224    3.751   55.4   12.5   295   32.3 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   11 54 38.6   +03 28 11     4.210    3.750   56.2   12.7   295   32.3 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   11 55 23.3   +03 23 50     4.196    3.750   57.0   12.8   295   32.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   11 56 07.6   +03 19 32     4.181    3.749   57.8   12.9   295   32.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   11 56 51.4   +03 15 17     4.167    3.748   58.6   13.0   295   32.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   11 57 34.8   +03 11 06     4.152    3.747   59.4   13.1   295   32.3 

    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.