(12) Victoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 May 2026	12.8	2.712 AU	3.660 AU	05h32m	+19°44'	17.6°	6.5°
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) : 235.35282
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 69.54627
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 76.93597
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 304.69719
            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
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   05 32 53.1   +19 44 44     3.660    2.712   17.6    6.5    99   12.8 
2026-05-28 22:12 UT   05 34 27.8   +19 44 57     3.665    2.713   17.1    6.3    99   12.8 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   05 34 35.5   +19 44 58     3.666    2.713   17.1    6.3    99   12.8 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   05 36 17.9   +19 45 09     3.671    2.715   16.5    6.1   100   12.8 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   05 38 00.3   +19 45 14     3.676    2.716   16.0    5.9   100   12.8 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   05 39 42.7   +19 45 16     3.681    2.718   15.5    5.7   101   12.8 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   05 41 25.1   +19 45 13     3.686    2.719   14.9    5.5   102   12.8 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   05 43 07.5   +19 45 06     3.691    2.720   14.4    5.3   103   12.7 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   05 44 49.9   +19 44 54     3.696    2.722   13.9    5.1   103   12.7 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   05 46 32.3   +19 44 38     3.700    2.723   13.3    4.9   104   12.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   05 48 14.7   +19 44 17     3.705    2.725   12.8    4.7   105   12.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   05 49 57.0   +19 43 52     3.709    2.726   12.3    4.5   106   12.7 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   05 51 39.4   +19 43 22     3.713    2.727   11.7    4.3   107   12.7 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   05 53 21.7   +19 42 48     3.717    2.729   11.2    4.2   108   12.7 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   05 55 04.0   +19 42 10     3.721    2.730   10.7    4.0   110   12.7 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   05 56 46.3   +19 41 26     3.725    2.731   10.2    3.8   111   12.7 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   05 58 28.6   +19 40 39     3.728    2.733    9.7    3.6   112   12.7 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   06 00 10.8   +19 39 47     3.732    2.734    9.2    3.4   114   12.7 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   06 01 53.0   +19 38 50     3.735    2.735    8.7    3.2   116   12.7 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   06 03 35.1   +19 37 49     3.738    2.737    8.2    3.0   118   12.7 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   06 05 17.1   +19 36 44     3.741    2.738    7.7    2.9   120   12.6 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   06 06 59.1   +19 35 34     3.744    2.739    7.3    2.7   122   12.6 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   06 08 41.1   +19 34 19     3.747    2.741    6.8    2.5   125   12.6 

    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.