What telescope do I need to see Victoria?

At magnitude 9.8, Victoria is within reach of a 3-inch (80 mm) telescope from a moderate-Bortle site.

Victoria — Asteroide en Taurus

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Asteroid Taurus Visible

Rendered preview of Victoria from the Nightbase orrery, lit from the current Sun direction with the terminator visible.

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Propiedades

Magnitud 9.8

Descripción

Type: Asteroid

Distance: 2.334 AU

Orbital Period: 1302.3 days

Diameter: 115 km

Roman goddess of victory; S-type; one of the brightest minor planets at opposition (typical mag 9.8).

Posición e Identificadores

RA 04h 45m 48.5s

Dec +19° 09' 46.0"

Constelación Taurus

Catálogo Victoria

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Propiedades Físicas

Diámetro 115 km

Masa 2.0e18 kg

Albedo 0.16 (16% reflected)

Rotación 8.7 hours

Tamaño angular 0.0″ (current)

Propiedades orbitales

Semieje mayor 2.3338 AU (349.1 million km)

Excentricidad 0.2199

Inclinación 8.37°

Período orbital 3.57 years

Distancia 3.458 AU (28.8 light-min)

Elongación 32.9° Moderate

Brightness Forecast (next 12 months)

Apparent magnitude as Earth–asteroid distance changes through the year. The peak marks the brightest moment in the window — usually around opposition, when the asteroid is closest and fully illuminated.

Computed from JPL orbital elements via m = H + 5·log₁₀(r·Δ). Phase-function correction is omitted, so curves trace distance variation only — accurate within a few tenths for main-belt asteroids; coarse for fast-moving NEOs near Earth.