(702) Alauda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Jul 2025	13.4	3.188 AU	3.104 AU	01h07m	+29°43'	85.4°	18.5°
Opposition	18 Oct 2025	12.4	3.202 AU	2.296 AU	00h41m	+36°35'	150.7°	8.7°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Alauda are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0155674
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1925198
            i (Inclination)                 : 20.60256
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 289.71270
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 352.86571
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 71.68075
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 283.03043
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.50475
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.70            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   01 07 43.7   +29 43 17     3.104    3.188   85.4   18.5   248   13.4 
2025-07-15 20:51 UT   01 08 15.8   +29 52 14     3.093    3.188   86.0   18.5   248   13.4 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   01 08 20.6   +29 53 35     3.091    3.188   86.1   18.5   247   13.4 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   01 08 56.6   +30 03 51     3.079    3.188   86.8   18.6   247   13.4 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   01 09 31.8   +30 14 03     3.066    3.188   87.5   18.6   247   13.4 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   01 10 06.0   +30 24 13     3.054    3.189   88.2   18.6   247   13.4 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   01 10 39.3   +30 34 20     3.041    3.189   89.0   18.6   246   13.4 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   01 11 11.7   +30 44 24     3.028    3.189   89.7   18.6   246   13.4 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   01 11 43.0   +30 54 25     3.016    3.189   90.4   18.6   246   13.3 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   01 12 13.4   +31 04 23     3.003    3.189   91.1   18.6   246   13.3 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   01 12 42.8   +31 14 17     2.991    3.189   91.8   18.6   245   13.3 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   01 13 11.1   +31 24 07     2.978    3.190   92.6   18.6   245   13.3 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   01 13 38.5   +31 33 55     2.966    3.190   93.3   18.5   245   13.3 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   01 14 04.7   +31 43 38     2.953    3.190   94.0   18.5   244   13.3 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   01 14 29.9   +31 53 17     2.941    3.190   94.8   18.5   244   13.3 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   01 14 54.0   +32 02 53     2.928    3.190   95.5   18.5   244   13.3 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   01 15 17.1   +32 12 24     2.916    3.190   96.2   18.4   243   13.3 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   01 15 39.0   +32 21 52     2.904    3.190   97.0   18.4   243   13.3 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   01 15 59.8   +32 31 15     2.891    3.191   97.7   18.4   243   13.3 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   01 16 19.4   +32 40 33     2.879    3.191   98.5   18.3   242   13.2 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   01 16 37.9   +32 49 47     2.867    3.191   99.2   18.3   242   13.2 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   01 16 55.3   +32 58 56     2.855    3.191  100.0   18.2   242   13.2 
2025-08-05 00:00 UT   01 17 11.4   +33 08 00     2.842    3.191  100.7   18.2   241   13.2 
2025-08-06 00:00 UT   01 17 26.4   +33 16 60     2.830    3.191  101.5   18.1   241   13.2 
2025-08-07 00:00 UT   01 17 40.2   +33 25 54     2.818    3.191  102.3   18.1   241   13.2 
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   01 17 52.7   +33 34 42     2.806    3.192  103.0   18.0   240   13.2 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   01 18 04.0   +33 43 26     2.794    3.192  103.8   18.0   240   13.2 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   01 18 14.1   +33 52 03     2.782    3.192  104.6   17.9   239   13.2 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   01 18 22.9   +34 00 35     2.771    3.192  105.3   17.8   239   13.1 
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   01 18 30.4   +34 09 01     2.759    3.192  106.1   17.8   238   13.1 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   01 18 36.7   +34 17 21     2.747    3.192  106.9   17.7   238   13.1 
2025-08-14 00:00 UT   01 18 41.6   +34 25 34     2.736    3.193  107.7   17.6   238   13.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.