(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	5 Nov 2025	9.8	2.291 AU	1.300 AU	02h38m	+18°46'	176.8°	1.4°
Today	6 Dec 2025	10.9	2.367 AU	1.505 AU	02h15m	+14°38'	142.9°	14.6°

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 Victoria are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2199307
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3338396
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.37403
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.35286
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 69.54624
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 76.93597
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 304.69720
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.84265
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.57            
        

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
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   02 15 55.3   +14 38 36     1.505    2.367  142.9   14.6    72   10.9 
2025-12-06 12:14 UT   02 15 45.3   +14 35 39     1.510    2.368  142.3   14.7    72   10.9 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   02 15 36.2   +14 32 51     1.515    2.369  141.8   14.9    72   10.9 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   02 15 19.0   +14 27 18     1.526    2.371  140.7   15.3    72   10.9 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   02 15 03.6   +14 21 57     1.537    2.374  139.5   15.6    72   11.0 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   02 14 50.0   +14 16 48     1.548    2.376  138.5   16.0    71   11.0 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   02 14 38.2   +14 11 51     1.559    2.379  137.4   16.3    71   11.0 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   02 14 28.2   +14 07 06     1.570    2.381  136.3   16.6    71   11.0 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   02 14 20.0   +14 02 34     1.582    2.384  135.2   16.9    71   11.1 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   02 14 13.6   +13 58 14     1.593    2.386  134.2   17.2    71   11.1 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   02 14 09.0   +13 54 06     1.605    2.388  133.1   17.5    71   11.1 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   02 14 06.2   +13 50 10     1.617    2.391  132.0   17.8    71   11.2 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   02 14 05.1   +13 46 27     1.629    2.393  131.0   18.1    71   11.2 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   02 14 05.9   +13 42 55     1.642    2.396  130.0   18.4    71   11.2 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   02 14 08.3   +13 39 36     1.654    2.398  128.9   18.6    71   11.2 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   02 14 12.6   +13 36 29     1.667    2.400  127.9   18.9    71   11.3 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   02 14 18.5   +13 33 34     1.679    2.403  126.9   19.1    71   11.3 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   02 14 26.2   +13 30 51     1.692    2.405  125.9   19.3    71   11.3 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   02 14 35.6   +13 28 20     1.705    2.408  124.9   19.6    71   11.3 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   02 14 46.6   +13 25 60     1.719    2.410  123.9   19.8    71   11.4 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   02 14 59.3   +13 23 51     1.732    2.412  122.9   20.0    71   11.4 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   02 15 13.7   +13 21 55     1.745    2.415  122.0   20.2    71   11.4 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   02 15 29.7   +13 20 09     1.759    2.417  121.0   20.4    71   11.4 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   02 15 47.2   +13 18 34     1.772    2.419  120.0   20.6    71   11.5 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   02 16 06.4   +13 17 11     1.786    2.422  119.1   20.8    71   11.5 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   02 16 27.1   +13 15 57     1.800    2.424  118.1   21.0    71   11.5 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   02 16 49.3   +13 14 55     1.814    2.426  117.2   21.1    71   11.5 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   02 17 13.0   +13 14 03     1.828    2.429  116.3   21.3    71   11.6 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   02 17 38.2   +13 13 21     1.842    2.431  115.3   21.4    71   11.6 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   02 18 04.9   +13 12 49     1.856    2.433  114.4   21.6    71   11.6 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   02 18 33.0   +13 12 26     1.870    2.436  113.5   21.7    71   11.6 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   02 19 02.5   +13 12 13     1.885    2.438  112.6   21.9    71   11.7 

    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.