2013 VP11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Nov 2025	32.3	3.747 AU	4.152 AU	11h57m	+03°11'	59.4°	13.1°

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)                : 0.6623360
            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
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   11 57 34.8   +03 11 06     4.152    3.747   59.4   13.1   295   32.3 
2025-11-20 17:05 UT   11 58 05.3   +03 08 09     4.142    3.747   60.0   13.2   295   32.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   11 58 17.6   +03 06 58     4.137    3.746   60.2   13.2   295   32.3 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   11 59 00.0   +03 02 54     4.123    3.746   61.1   13.3   295   32.3 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   11 59 42.0   +02 58 54     4.108    3.745   61.9   13.4   295   32.3 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   12 00 23.4   +02 54 57     4.092    3.744   62.7   13.6   295   32.3 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   12 01 04.2   +02 51 04     4.077    3.743   63.5   13.7   295   32.3 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   12 01 44.6   +02 47 16     4.062    3.742   64.4   13.8   295   32.3 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   12 02 24.4   +02 43 31     4.046    3.741   65.2   13.9   295   32.3 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   12 03 03.7   +02 39 50     4.031    3.740   66.0   13.9   295   32.3 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   12 03 42.5   +02 36 13     4.015    3.739   66.9   14.0   295   32.3 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   12 04 20.7   +02 32 40     3.999    3.738   67.7   14.1   295   32.3 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   12 04 58.3   +02 29 11     3.983    3.737   68.6   14.2   295   32.3 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   12 05 35.3   +02 25 47     3.967    3.736   69.4   14.3   295   32.3 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   12 06 11.8   +02 22 27     3.951    3.735   70.3   14.4   294   32.3 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   12 06 47.7   +02 19 11     3.935    3.734   71.1   14.5   294   32.3 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   12 07 22.9   +02 15 60     3.919    3.733   72.0   14.5   294   32.2 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   12 07 57.6   +02 12 53     3.903    3.732   72.8   14.6   294   32.2 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   12 08 31.6   +02 09 51     3.886    3.731   73.7   14.7   294   32.2 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   12 09 05.0   +02 06 53     3.870    3.730   74.6   14.7   294   32.2 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   12 09 37.7   +02 04 01     3.853    3.729   75.4   14.8   294   32.2 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   12 10 09.7   +02 01 13     3.836    3.728   76.3   14.9   294   32.2 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   12 10 41.1   +01 58 30     3.820    3.727   77.2   14.9   294   32.2 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   12 11 11.8   +01 55 51     3.803    3.726   78.1   15.0   294   32.2 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   12 11 41.8   +01 53 18     3.786    3.725   78.9   15.0   294   32.2 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   12 12 11.1   +01 50 50     3.769    3.723   79.8   15.1   294   32.2 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   12 12 39.7   +01 48 28     3.752    3.722   80.7   15.1   294   32.2 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   12 13 07.5   +01 46 10     3.735    3.721   81.6   15.2   294   32.2 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   12 13 34.6   +01 43 59     3.718    3.720   82.5   15.2   294   32.1 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   12 14 00.9   +01 41 52     3.701    3.719   83.4   15.2   294   32.1 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   12 14 26.4   +01 39 51     3.684    3.718   84.3   15.3   294   32.1 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   12 14 51.1   +01 37 56     3.666    3.716   85.2   15.3   294   32.1 

    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.