Asteroid 12 Victoria
Asteroid 12 Victoria is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 12 Victoria is 16h 49m 40s and the Declination is -22° 50’ 21” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 12 Victoria is 11.89 (JPL).
Summary of key facts about Asteroid 12 Victoria [tip: you can also create a Quick Access page for this data if you access it frequently and would like to have a simpler view]:
- 12 Victoria is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].
- Given its current magnitude, 12 Victoria is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 4 inches (100mm) or more.
- See also 12 Victoria rise and set times.
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Asteroid 12 Victoria Position and Finder Charts
Below we provide Asteroid 12 Victoria finder charts showing where the object is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars. The first finder chart has a field of view of 50 degrees, while the second one has a field of view of 10 degrees. Click on each finder chart to access a full screen interactive Online Planetarium.
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Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 12 Victoria is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.
Also check out Where is Asteroid 12 Victoria?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 12 Victoria in the sky and additional links to sky charts.
Asteroid 12 Victoria Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 12 Victoria from Earth is currently 382,123,191 kilometers, equivalent to 2.554336 Astronomical Units. Light takes 21 minutes and 14.6258 seconds to travel from Asteroid 12 Victoria and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 12 Victoria from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.
The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 12 Victoria from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Asteroid 12 Victoria to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 12 Victoria to Earth happens on Thu Jul 29 2021 at a distance of 0.825577 Astronomical Units, or 123,504,560 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 12 Victoria brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 12 Victoria is 11.89.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 12 Victoria, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.
Asteroid 12 Victoria rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Asteroid 12 Victoria rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 12 Victoria touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Asteroid 12 Victoria Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 12 Victoria at epoch 30 May 2020 00:00 UTC (JD: 2459000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
Element | Symbol | Value |
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Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.22043909 |
Orbit inclination | i | 8.37274871° |
Perihelion distance | q | 1.81932186 AU 272,166,677 km |
Aphelion distance | Q |
2.84823354 AU 426,089,673 km |
Semi-major axis | a |
2.33377770 AU 349,128,175 km |
Orbital period | period |
3.5700 years 1,302.2299 days |
Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2021-Jul-25 04:55:31 2,459,420.7052 JD |
Argument of perihelion | peri | 69.694221491692° |
Longitude of the ascending node | node | 235.40103265077° |
Mean anomaly | M | 243.83473342926° |
Mean motion | n | 0.27644889°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 12 Victoria Orbit
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 12 Victoria with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 12 Victoria and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!
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Asteroid 12 Victoria Physical Data
The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Asteroid 12 Victoria. Source: JPL Small-Body Database
Physical Parameter | Value | Relative to Earth |
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Diameter | 112.77 km | 0.0089 |
Sideral Rotation | 8.6599 hours | 0.3618 |
Absolute Magnitude | 7.24 | |
Geometric Albedo | 0.1765 |
Asteroid 12 Victoria 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. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 12 Victoria in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
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2021 Jan 18 | 16h 33m 28s | -22° 36’ 27” | 11.94 | Ophiucus |
2021 Jan 19 | 16h 35m 44s | -22° 38’ 48” | 11.93 | Ophiucus |
2021 Jan 20 | 16h 37m 59s | -22° 41’ 00” | 11.93 | Ophiucus |
2021 Jan 21 | 16h 40m 14s | -22° 43’ 05” | 11.92 | Ophiucus |
2021 Jan 22 | 16h 42m 30s | -22° 45’ 02” | 11.91 | Ophiucus |
2021 Jan 23 | 16h 44m 45s | -22° 46’ 51” | 11.91 | Ophiucus |
2021 Jan 24 | 16h 47m 02s | -22° 48’ 32” | 11.90 | Ophiucus |
2021 Jan 25 | 16h 49m 18s | -22° 50’ 03” | 11.89 | Ophiucus |
2021 Jan 26 | 16h 51m 33s | -22° 51’ 27” | 11.89 | Ophiucus |
2021 Jan 27 | 16h 53m 49s | -22° 52’ 41” | 11.88 | Ophiucus |
2021 Jan 28 | 16h 56m 04s | -22° 53’ 48” | 11.87 | Ophiucus |
2021 Jan 29 | 16h 58m 21s | -22° 54’ 47” | 11.87 | Ophiucus |
2021 Jan 30 | 17h 00m 37s | -22° 55’ 36” | 11.86 | Ophiucus |
2021 Jan 31 | 17h 02m 53s | -22° 56’ 17” | 11.85 | Ophiucus |