(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Oct 2025	10.2	2.257 AU	1.289 AU	02h52m	+20°46'	162.3°	7.7°
Opposition	5 Nov 2025	9.8	2.291 AU	1.300 AU	02h38m	+18°46'	176.8°	1.4°

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
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   02 52 03.7   +20 46 12     1.289    2.257  162.3    7.7   240   10.2 
2025-10-23 11:40 UT   02 51 35.2   +20 42 14     1.288    2.258  162.9    7.5   240   10.1 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   02 51 04.9   +20 38 00     1.288    2.259  163.5    7.2   239   10.1 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   02 50 05.3   +20 29 40     1.287    2.262  164.8    6.6   238   10.1 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   02 49 05.2   +20 21 13     1.287    2.264  166.0    6.1   237   10.1 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   02 48 04.5   +20 12 38     1.287    2.267  167.2    5.6   236   10.1 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   02 47 03.4   +20 03 56     1.287    2.270  168.4    5.0   234   10.0 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   02 46 02.0   +19 55 09     1.288    2.272  169.7    4.5   232   10.0 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   02 45 00.3   +19 46 16     1.289    2.275  170.9    4.0   229   10.0 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   02 43 58.4   +19 37 17     1.290    2.277  172.0    3.5   226   10.0 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   02 42 56.5   +19 28 15     1.291    2.280  173.2    3.0   222    9.9 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   02 41 54.6   +19 19 08     1.293    2.282  174.3    2.5   215    9.9 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   02 40 52.9   +19 09 58     1.294    2.285  175.3    2.0   207    9.9 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   02 39 51.3   +19 00 46     1.297    2.287  176.2    1.7   193    9.9 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   02 38 50.1   +18 51 31     1.299    2.290  176.7    1.4   175    9.8 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   02 37 49.2   +18 42 15     1.302    2.292  176.8    1.4   152    9.9 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   02 36 48.7   +18 32 57     1.305    2.295  176.4    1.5   131    9.9 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   02 35 48.8   +18 23 40     1.308    2.297  175.7    1.9   116    9.9 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   02 34 49.5   +18 14 22     1.312    2.300  174.7    2.3   105    9.9 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   02 33 50.9   +18 05 06     1.315    2.302  173.7    2.7    98   10.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   02 32 53.1   +17 55 51     1.319    2.305  172.5    3.2    93   10.0 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   02 31 56.1   +17 46 38     1.324    2.307  171.4    3.7    90   10.1 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   02 31 00.1   +17 37 27     1.328    2.310  170.2    4.2    87   10.1 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   02 30 05.0   +17 28 20     1.333    2.312  169.0    4.7    85   10.1 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   02 29 11.0   +17 19 17     1.338    2.315  167.8    5.2    83   10.2 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   02 28 18.1   +17 10 18     1.344    2.317  166.5    5.7    82   10.2 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   02 27 26.4   +17 01 24     1.350    2.320  165.3    6.2    80   10.2 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   02 26 36.0   +16 52 36     1.356    2.322  164.1    6.7    79   10.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   02 25 46.9   +16 43 54     1.362    2.325  162.9    7.2    78   10.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   02 24 59.1   +16 35 19     1.368    2.327  161.7    7.7    78   10.4 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   02 24 12.8   +16 26 51     1.375    2.330  160.5    8.2    77   10.4 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   02 23 28.0   +16 18 30     1.382    2.332  159.2    8.6    76   10.4 

    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.