(702) Alauda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Oct 2026	13.4	3.239 AU	3.139 AU	07h04m	+31°40'	86.7°	18.0°
Opposition	31 Dec 2026	12.0	3.241 AU	2.261 AU	06h44m	+28°26'	174.6°	1.6°

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)                : 0.0153079
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1922593
            i (Inclination)                 : 20.60267
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 289.71156
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 352.20600
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 141.49395
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 282.41048
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.73518
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   07 04 14.3   +31 40 53     3.139    3.239   86.7   18.0   277   13.4 
2026-10-04 02:21 UT   07 04 18.8   +31 40 41     3.138    3.239   86.7   18.0   277   13.4 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   07 04 59.9   +31 38 54     3.125    3.239   87.5   18.0   277   13.4 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   07 05 44.4   +31 36 56     3.111    3.239   88.3   18.0   277   13.4 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   07 06 27.8   +31 34 58     3.096    3.239   89.1   18.0   277   13.4 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   07 07 10.1   +31 33 00     3.082    3.239   89.9   18.0   277   13.4 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   07 07 51.2   +31 31 03     3.068    3.239   90.8   18.0   277   13.4 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   07 08 31.2   +31 29 06     3.054    3.239   91.6   18.0   277   13.4 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   07 09 10.0   +31 27 10     3.039    3.239   92.4   17.9   276   13.4 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   07 09 47.6   +31 25 13     3.025    3.239   93.3   17.9   276   13.3 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   07 10 23.9   +31 23 18     3.011    3.239   94.1   17.9   276   13.3 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   07 10 59.1   +31 21 23     2.997    3.239   95.0   17.9   276   13.3 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   07 11 33.0   +31 19 28     2.982    3.239   95.8   17.8   276   13.3 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   07 12 05.7   +31 17 34     2.968    3.239   96.7   17.8   276   13.3 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   07 12 37.1   +31 15 40     2.954    3.239   97.5   17.8   276   13.3 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   07 13 07.3   +31 13 47     2.940    3.239   98.4   17.7   276   13.3 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   07 13 36.1   +31 11 55     2.926    3.239   99.3   17.7   276   13.3 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   07 14 03.6   +31 10 03     2.912    3.239  100.2   17.6   276   13.3 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   07 14 29.8   +31 08 11     2.898    3.239  101.1   17.6   276   13.2 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   07 14 54.7   +31 06 20     2.884    3.239  101.9   17.5   276   13.2 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   07 15 18.3   +31 04 30     2.870    3.240  102.8   17.4   275   13.2 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   07 15 40.4   +31 02 41     2.856    3.240  103.7   17.4   275   13.2 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   07 16 01.2   +31 00 52     2.842    3.240  104.6   17.3   275   13.2 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   07 16 20.6   +30 59 03     2.828    3.240  105.6   17.2   275   13.2 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   07 16 38.6   +30 57 15     2.814    3.240  106.5   17.1   275   13.2 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   07 16 55.2   +30 55 28     2.801    3.240  107.4   17.0   275   13.2 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   07 17 10.4   +30 53 41     2.787    3.240  108.3   16.9   275   13.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   07 17 24.1   +30 51 55     2.773    3.240  109.3   16.8   275   13.1 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   07 17 36.3   +30 50 10     2.760    3.240  110.2   16.7   275   13.1 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   07 17 47.1   +30 48 25     2.747    3.240  111.2   16.6   274   13.1 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   07 17 56.4   +30 46 40     2.733    3.240  112.1   16.5   274   13.1 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   07 18 04.2   +30 44 56     2.720    3.240  113.1   16.4   274   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.