(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jan 2026	12.0	2.475 AU	2.124 AU	02h29m	+13°28'	98.9°	23.1°
Opposition	6 Feb 2027	11.3	2.828 AU	1.857 AU	09h05m	+03°24'	167.3°	4.4°

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
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   02 29 50.9   +13 28 05     2.124    2.475   98.9   23.1    71   12.0 
2026-01-21 16:10 UT   02 30 24.9   +13 29 27     2.134    2.476   98.3   23.2    71   12.0 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   02 30 41.5   +13 30 08     2.139    2.477   98.1   23.2    71   12.0 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   02 31 33.2   +13 32 17     2.154    2.479   97.3   23.2    72   12.0 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   02 32 25.8   +13 34 31     2.170    2.481   96.4   23.2    72   12.1 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   02 33 19.6   +13 36 52     2.185    2.484   95.7   23.2    72   12.1 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   02 34 14.3   +13 39 19     2.201    2.486   94.9   23.2    72   12.1 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   02 35 10.0   +13 41 51     2.216    2.488   94.1   23.3    72   12.1 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   02 36 06.7   +13 44 28     2.231    2.490   93.3   23.3    72   12.1 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   02 37 04.3   +13 47 10     2.247    2.492   92.5   23.3    72   12.1 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   02 38 02.9   +13 49 58     2.262    2.495   91.7   23.2    72   12.2 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   02 39 02.4   +13 52 50     2.278    2.497   91.0   23.2    72   12.2 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   02 40 02.7   +13 55 47     2.293    2.499   90.2   23.2    72   12.2 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   02 41 04.0   +13 58 48     2.309    2.501   89.4   23.2    72   12.2 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   02 42 06.1   +14 01 53     2.324    2.503   88.7   23.2    72   12.2 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   02 43 09.1   +14 05 03     2.340    2.506   87.9   23.2    73   12.2 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   02 44 12.9   +14 08 16     2.355    2.508   87.2   23.1    73   12.3 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   02 45 17.5   +14 11 34     2.371    2.510   86.4   23.1    73   12.3 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   02 46 23.0   +14 14 55     2.386    2.512   85.7   23.0    73   12.3 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   02 47 29.2   +14 18 19     2.401    2.514   84.9   23.0    73   12.3 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   02 48 36.2   +14 21 47     2.417    2.516   84.2   23.0    73   12.3 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   02 49 44.0   +14 25 18     2.432    2.518   83.5   22.9    73   12.3 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   02 50 52.6   +14 28 52     2.448    2.521   82.7   22.9    73   12.3 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   02 52 01.9   +14 32 30     2.463    2.523   82.0   22.8    73   12.4 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   02 53 11.9   +14 36 10     2.478    2.525   81.3   22.7    73   12.4 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   02 54 22.7   +14 39 52     2.494    2.527   80.6   22.7    74   12.4 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   02 55 34.1   +14 43 37     2.509    2.529   79.8   22.6    74   12.4 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   02 56 46.3   +14 47 25     2.524    2.531   79.1   22.5    74   12.4 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   02 57 59.2   +14 51 15     2.539    2.533   78.4   22.5    74   12.4 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   02 59 12.7   +14 55 07     2.555    2.535   77.7   22.4    74   12.4 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   03 00 26.9   +14 59 01     2.570    2.538   77.0   22.3    74   12.4 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   03 01 41.8   +15 02 56     2.585    2.540   76.3   22.2    74   12.5 

    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.