12 Victoria (Asteroid)
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From Fairfield , 12 Victoria is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:48 (EDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:07, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:17, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
12 Victoria
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 20 April 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 12h13m [1] |
| Declination: | -10°56' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 10.63 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.44 AU 11.94 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 24.42 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 289.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.33 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.220251 |
| Inclination: | 8.37° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 235.36° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 69.59° |
| Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 243.42° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.31 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.82 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.85 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.57 years |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
Events
| 19 Jun 2028 | – Asteroid 12 Victoria at opposition |
| 16 Oct 2032 | – Asteroid 12 Victoria at opposition |
| 20 May 2035 | – Asteroid 12 Victoria at opposition |
| 19 Sep 2039 | – Asteroid 12 Victoria at opposition |
| 26 Apr 2042 | – Asteroid 12 Victoria at opposition |
| 13 Aug 2046 | – Asteroid 12 Victoria at opposition |
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