2013 VP11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 May 2026	31.5	3.359 AU	2.965 AU	11h04m	+09°07'	104.1°	17.0°

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
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 04 51.1   +09 07 60     2.965    3.359  104.1   17.0   114   31.5 
2026-05-21 19:05 UT   11 04 50.7   +09 07 08     2.974    3.356  103.4   17.1   113   31.5 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 04 50.7   +09 06 53     2.976    3.355  103.2   17.1   113   31.5 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   11 04 51.4   +09 05 40     2.988    3.352  102.2   17.2   113   31.5 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   11 04 53.4   +09 04 19     2.999    3.348  101.3   17.3   113   31.5 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   11 04 56.5   +09 02 52     3.011    3.344  100.4   17.3   113   31.5 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   11 05 00.7   +09 01 18     3.022    3.341   99.4   17.4   113   31.5 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   11 05 06.0   +08 59 37     3.034    3.337   98.5   17.5   113   31.5 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   11 05 12.5   +08 57 50     3.045    3.334   97.6   17.5   113   31.6 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 05 20.1   +08 55 56     3.057    3.330   96.7   17.6   113   31.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 05 28.8   +08 53 56     3.068    3.326   95.7   17.6   113   31.6 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 05 38.6   +08 51 49     3.080    3.323   94.8   17.7   113   31.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 05 49.4   +08 49 36     3.091    3.319   93.9   17.7   113   31.6 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   11 06 01.3   +08 47 17     3.103    3.315   93.0   17.8   113   31.6 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   11 06 14.3   +08 44 51     3.115    3.311   92.2   17.8   113   31.6 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   11 06 28.3   +08 42 20     3.126    3.308   91.3   17.9   113   31.6 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   11 06 43.3   +08 39 42     3.138    3.304   90.4   17.9   113   31.6 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   11 06 59.4   +08 36 59     3.149    3.300   89.5   17.9   113   31.6 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   11 07 16.4   +08 34 10     3.161    3.296   88.6   17.9   113   31.6 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   11 07 34.5   +08 31 14     3.172    3.293   87.8   17.9   113   31.6 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   11 07 53.5   +08 28 14     3.184    3.289   86.9   17.9   113   31.6 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   11 08 13.6   +08 25 07     3.195    3.285   86.0   18.0   113   31.6 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   11 08 34.5   +08 21 55     3.207    3.281   85.2   18.0   113   31.6 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   11 08 56.5   +08 18 37     3.218    3.277   84.3   18.0   113   31.6 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   11 09 19.4   +08 15 13     3.229    3.273   83.5   18.0   113   31.7 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   11 09 43.2   +08 11 44     3.240    3.269   82.6   17.9   113   31.7 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   11 10 07.9   +08 08 10     3.252    3.265   81.8   17.9   113   31.7 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   11 10 33.6   +08 04 31     3.263    3.262   81.0   17.9   112   31.7 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   11 11 00.2   +08 00 46     3.274    3.258   80.1   17.9   112   31.7 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   11 11 27.6   +07 56 56     3.285    3.254   79.3   17.9   112   31.7 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   11 11 55.9   +07 53 00     3.296    3.250   78.5   17.8   112   31.7 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   11 12 25.1   +07 49 00     3.307    3.246   77.7   17.8   112   31.7 

    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.