(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Sep 2025	10.9	2.166 AU	1.456 AU	03h10m	+23°37'	122.2°	23.1°
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)                : 0.2200210
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3339296
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.37405
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.35317
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 69.53908
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 21.64688
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 304.69029
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.84230
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   03 10 17.2   +23 37 53     1.456    2.166  122.2   23.1   251   10.9 
2025-09-17 13:44 UT   03 10 20.0   +23 37 09     1.451    2.167  122.8   22.9   251   10.9 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   03 10 21.6   +23 36 34     1.448    2.168  123.2   22.8   251   10.9 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   03 10 23.8   +23 35 04     1.441    2.171  124.2   22.5   251   10.8 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   03 10 23.9   +23 33 22     1.434    2.173  125.1   22.2   250   10.8 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   03 10 21.8   +23 31 29     1.427    2.176  126.1   21.9   250   10.8 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   03 10 17.6   +23 29 24     1.420    2.178  127.1   21.6   250   10.8 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   03 10 11.2   +23 27 08     1.413    2.181  128.1   21.2   250   10.8 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   03 10 02.7   +23 24 39     1.407    2.183  129.2   20.9   250   10.8 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   03 09 52.0   +23 21 59     1.400    2.186  130.2   20.5   250   10.7 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   03 09 39.1   +23 19 07     1.394    2.188  131.2   20.2   250   10.7 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   03 09 24.2   +23 16 03     1.387    2.191  132.3   19.8   249   10.7 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   03 09 07.1   +23 12 46     1.381    2.194  133.3   19.4   249   10.7 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   03 08 47.9   +23 09 18     1.375    2.196  134.4   19.0   249   10.7 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   03 08 26.6   +23 05 37     1.370    2.199  135.4   18.6   249   10.6 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   03 08 03.3   +23 01 44     1.364    2.201  136.5   18.2   249   10.6 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   03 07 37.9   +22 57 39     1.358    2.204  137.6   17.8   248   10.6 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   03 07 10.6   +22 53 21     1.353    2.206  138.7   17.4   248   10.6 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   03 06 41.2   +22 48 52     1.348    2.209  139.8   17.0   248   10.6 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   03 06 09.9   +22 44 10     1.343    2.211  140.9   16.6   248   10.5 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   03 05 36.7   +22 39 15     1.338    2.214  142.1   16.1   248   10.5 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   03 05 01.6   +22 34 09     1.334    2.216  143.2   15.7   247   10.5 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   03 04 24.6   +22 28 50     1.329    2.219  144.3   15.2   247   10.5 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   03 03 45.8   +22 23 19     1.325    2.221  145.5   14.8   247   10.5 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   03 03 05.3   +22 17 37     1.321    2.224  146.6   14.3   246   10.4 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   03 02 23.0   +22 11 42     1.317    2.227  147.8   13.8   246   10.4 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   03 01 39.1   +22 05 35     1.313    2.229  149.0   13.3   246   10.4 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   03 00 53.6   +21 59 17     1.310    2.232  150.2   12.9   245   10.4 
2025-10-14 00:00 UT   03 00 06.5   +21 52 46     1.307    2.234  151.3   12.4   245   10.4 
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   02 59 17.9   +21 46 05     1.304    2.237  152.5   11.9   245   10.3 
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   02 58 27.8   +21 39 12     1.301    2.239  153.7   11.4   244   10.3 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   02 57 36.4   +21 32 08     1.299    2.242  154.9   10.9   244   10.3 

    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.