How well would you be able to see planetary objects in a Vivitar VIV-TEL-50600 60x/120x Refractor telescope

I'm looking to see if I will be able to see the Venus transit the sun with this type of telescope. Would it be enough power? What type of telescope would I need?

First off, prior planning prevents poor performance.

You will need some sort of protection that dims the raw sunlight before it travels through the scope. Usually that means a solar filter of some sort -
http://www.jotabout.com/portuesi/astro/s…

But there isn't enough time for you to get the required materials. The next best alternative is solar projection -
http://www.3rf.org/wp-content/uploads/20…

Or, forgo the telescope and make a pinhole projector -
http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/how…

Do practice before the event to insure that everything works.
Don't look through the telescope without something that cuts down the light and heat over the front of the scope.

You don't need a telescope to see the transit. What your really need is a proper solar filter. The ONLY safe ways of viewing:

1. "Eclipse shades" sold by telescope stores. Less than $2.

2. #14 welder's glass sold by welding supply stores. $2. #12 sold in hardware stores is not dark enough!

3. Pinhole camera, made from cardboard box. Free.
http://minx.cc/?post=329430

Any other way of viewing the transit is NOT SAFE and should not be used!

Using any kind of telescope or binoculars without a safe solar filter is particularly dangerous. You can blind yourself permanently in less than a second,

Yes, that telescope is good enough (the eye without a telescope is almost but not quite good enough).

But you will definitely need a solar filter, or you risk permanent eye damage.

poorly.