2013 VP11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Apr 2026	31.0	3.489 AU	2.597 AU	11h22m	+08°01'	148.3°	8.7°

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
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   11 22 35.1   +08 01 45     2.597    3.489  148.3    8.7   119   31.0 
2026-04-10 14:42 UT   11 22 05.2   +08 04 22     2.601    3.488  147.6    8.9   119   31.0 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   11 21 46.5   +08 06 01     2.603    3.487  147.1    9.0   119   31.0 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   11 20 58.8   +08 10 10     2.608    3.484  145.9    9.3   119   31.0 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   11 20 12.0   +08 14 11     2.614    3.481  144.7    9.6   118   31.0 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   11 19 26.2   +08 18 05     2.620    3.478  143.6    9.9   118   31.0 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   11 18 41.4   +08 21 51     2.626    3.475  142.4   10.1   118   31.1 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   11 17 57.6   +08 25 29     2.632    3.472  141.2   10.4   118   31.1 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   11 17 14.9   +08 28 60     2.639    3.469  140.1   10.7   117   31.1 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   11 16 33.2   +08 32 22     2.646    3.466  138.9   11.0   117   31.1 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   11 15 52.6   +08 35 37     2.653    3.463  137.8   11.2   117   31.1 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   11 15 13.2   +08 38 43     2.660    3.460  136.6   11.5   117   31.1 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   11 14 34.8   +08 41 41     2.668    3.457  135.5   11.8   117   31.1 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   11 13 57.6   +08 44 31     2.675    3.454  134.4   12.0   116   31.2 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   11 13 21.6   +08 47 12     2.683    3.451  133.3   12.3   116   31.2 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   11 12 46.8   +08 49 46     2.692    3.448  132.1   12.5   116   31.2 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   11 12 13.1   +08 52 11     2.700    3.445  131.0   12.7   116   31.2 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   11 11 40.7   +08 54 28     2.708    3.442  129.9   13.0   116   31.2 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   11 11 09.4   +08 56 36     2.717    3.438  128.8   13.2   116   31.2 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   11 10 39.4   +08 58 36     2.726    3.435  127.7   13.4   116   31.2 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   11 10 10.6   +09 00 28     2.735    3.432  126.6   13.6   115   31.2 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   11 09 43.0   +09 02 12     2.744    3.429  125.5   13.8   115   31.3 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   11 09 16.7   +09 03 48     2.754    3.426  124.5   14.0   115   31.3 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   11 08 51.6   +09 05 15     2.763    3.423  123.4   14.2   115   31.3 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   11 08 27.7   +09 06 34     2.773    3.419  122.3   14.4   115   31.3 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   11 08 05.1   +09 07 46     2.782    3.416  121.3   14.6   115   31.3 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   11 07 43.7   +09 08 49     2.792    3.413  120.2   14.8   115   31.3 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   11 07 23.6   +09 09 44     2.802    3.410  119.2   15.0   115   31.3 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   11 07 04.8   +09 10 31     2.813    3.406  118.1   15.1   115   31.3 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   11 06 47.2   +09 11 10     2.823    3.403  117.1   15.3   114   31.4 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   11 06 30.8   +09 11 42     2.833    3.400  116.1   15.5   114   31.4 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   11 06 15.7   +09 12 05     2.844    3.396  115.0   15.6   114   31.4 

    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.