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Asteroid 12 Victoria

Below the horizon.  Rise: 0:54 | Tran: 8:22 | Set: 15:49
Alt: -12.74°   Az: 40.78°   Direction: South-South-West

Asteroid 12 Victoria is in the constellation of Pisces, at a distance of 322,264,515.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 01h 34m 51s and the Declination is +16° 42’ 21” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 12 Victoria is 11.62.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 12 Victoria in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 12 Victoria in the constellation of Pisces on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 12 Victoria in the constellation of Pisces on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of asteroid 12 Victoria against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

12 Victoria
RA: 01h 33m 28s
Dec: +16° 34’ 32”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 12 Victoria. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 34m 51s
+16° 42’ 21”
14h 46m 47s
16h 21m 38s

J2000

01h 33m 28s
+16° 34’ 32”

Additional Information

Pisces
11.62

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 12 Victoria from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.3°
Max altitude: 55.1°
Azimuth: 286.7°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 12 Victoria from Earth is currently 322,264,515.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.1542052269 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17m 54.959s to travel from asteroid 12 Victoria and arrive to us.

322,264,515.0
2.1542052269
17m 54.959s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 12 Victoria from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of asteroid 12 Victoria from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 12 Victoria from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 1900 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of asteroid 12 Victoria to Earth happened on Thursday 29 July 2021 at a distance of 0.825577 Astronomical Units, or 123,504,556 kilometers:

Thursday 29 July 2021
123,504,556
0.825577

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of asteroid 12 Victoria, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of asteroid 12 Victoria as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 12 Victoria at epoch February, 24 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.22052580
Orbit inclination i 8.37412439°
Perihelion distance q 1.81881574 AU
272,090,962 km
Aphelion distance Q 2.84796025 AU
426,048,791 km
Semi-major axis a 2.33338799 AU
349,069,876 km
Orbital period period 3.5644 years
1,301.9037 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp July 24, 2021
2,459,420.2704 JD
Next perihelion transit February 15, 2025
2,460,722.1741 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 69.610692042764°
Longitude of the ascending node node 235.36334388911°
Mean anomaly M 160.44401018028°
Mean motion n 0.27651815°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 12 Victoria relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

Physical Properties

The table below lists the known key physical properties of asteroid 12 Victoria. The source for this data is the JPL Small-Body Database.

Physical Parameter Value Relative to Earth
Diameter 112.77 km 0.0089
Sideral Rotation 8.6599 hours 0.3618
Absolute Magnitude 7.24
Geometric Albedo 0.1765

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of asteroid 12 Victoria computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jun 17 2025 01h 20m 19s +15° 18’ 12” 11.64 Pisces
Jun 18 2025 01h 22m 10s +15° 29’ 10” 11.63 Pisces
Jun 19 2025 01h 24m 01s +15° 40’ 02” 11.63 Pisces
Jun 20 2025 01h 25m 52s +15° 50’ 48” 11.63 Pisces
Jun 21 2025 01h 27m 43s +16° 01’ 28” 11.63 Pisces
Jun 22 2025 01h 29m 33s +16° 12’ 03” 11.63 Pisces
Jun 23 2025 01h 31m 22s +16° 22’ 30” 11.62 Pisces
Jun 24 2025 01h 33m 11s +16° 32’ 53” 11.62 Pisces
Jun 25 2025 01h 34m 59s +16° 43’ 08” 11.62 Pisces
Jun 26 2025 01h 36m 47s +16° 53’ 17” 11.61 Pisces
Jun 27 2025 01h 38m 34s +17° 03’ 21” 11.61 Pisces
Jun 28 2025 01h 40m 21s +17° 13’ 17” 11.61 Pisces
Jun 29 2025 01h 42m 08s +17° 23’ 07” 11.60 Pisces
Jun 30 2025 01h 43m 54s +17° 32’ 52” 11.60 Pisces

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