2013 VP11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Sep 2026	31.4	2.888 AU	3.783 AU	12h20m	-00°19'	23.7°	8.1°

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)                : 0.6624493
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2689191
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.08501
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 59.37505
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 280.96652
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 255.16645
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -19.64290
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.02862
            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
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   12 20 10.4   +00 19 10     3.783    2.888   23.7    8.1   109   31.4 
2026-09-04 13:23 UT   12 20 50.3   +00 23 44     3.783    2.885   23.3    8.0   109   31.4 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   12 21 22.1   +00 27 22     3.784    2.883   23.0    7.9   109   31.3 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   12 22 34.1   +00 35 35     3.784    2.877   22.4    7.7   109   31.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   12 23 46.4   +00 43 50     3.783    2.872   21.8    7.5   109   31.3 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   12 24 59.2   +00 52 08     3.783    2.866   21.1    7.3   109   31.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   12 26 12.3   -01 00 27     3.783    2.861   20.5    7.1   109   31.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   12 27 25.8   -01 08 48     3.782    2.855   19.9    6.9   109   31.3 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   12 28 39.7   -01 17 10     3.781    2.850   19.2    6.7   108   31.3 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   12 29 53.9   -01 25 34     3.780    2.844   18.6    6.5   108   31.3 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   12 31 08.5   -01 34 00     3.779    2.839   18.0    6.3   108   31.2 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   12 32 23.4   -01 42 28     3.778    2.833   17.3    6.1   108   31.2 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   12 33 38.7   -01 50 57     3.776    2.827   16.7    5.9   108   31.2 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   12 34 54.4   -01 59 28     3.774    2.822   16.1    5.7   107   31.2 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   12 36 10.4   -02 08 00     3.772    2.816   15.5    5.5   107   31.2 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   12 37 26.8   -02 16 34     3.770    2.810   14.8    5.3   107   31.2 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   12 38 43.5   -02 25 09     3.768    2.805   14.2    5.0   107   31.1 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   12 40 00.5   -02 33 46     3.765    2.799   13.6    4.8   106   31.1 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   12 41 18.0   -02 42 24     3.763    2.793   13.0    4.6   106   31.1 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   12 42 35.7   -02 51 04     3.760    2.787   12.4    4.4   106   31.1 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   12 43 53.8   -02 59 44     3.757    2.782   11.7    4.2   105   31.1 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   12 45 12.3   -03 08 26     3.754    2.776   11.1    4.0   105   31.1 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   12 46 31.1   -03 17 10     3.750    2.770   10.5    3.8   104   31.0 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   12 47 50.2   -03 25 55     3.747    2.764    9.9    3.6   104   31.0 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   12 49 09.7   -03 34 40     3.743    2.758    9.3    3.4   103   31.0 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   12 50 29.6   -03 43 28     3.739    2.752    8.7    3.1   103   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.