(702) Alauda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jun 2026	13.5	3.231 AU	4.212 AU	04h15m	+32°36'	12.8°	4.0°
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)                : 0.0154641
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1920911
            i (Inclination)                 : 20.60258
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 289.71224
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 352.37082
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 106.74846
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 282.56578
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.67763
            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
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   04 15 14.7   +32 36 45     4.212    3.231   12.8    4.0   320   13.5 
2026-06-05 21:54 UT   04 16 46.6   +32 38 39     4.211    3.231   13.0    4.1   318   13.5 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   04 16 55.4   +32 38 49     4.211    3.231   13.1    4.1   318   13.5 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   04 18 36.2   +32 40 51     4.209    3.231   13.4    4.2   316   13.5 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   04 20 16.9   +32 42 50     4.208    3.231   13.7    4.3   314   13.5 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   04 21 57.5   +32 44 46     4.206    3.231   14.0    4.4   312   13.5 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   04 23 38.2   +32 46 40     4.205    3.231   14.4    4.5   310   13.5 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   04 25 18.8   +32 48 30     4.203    3.231   14.7    4.6   308   13.5 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   04 26 59.3   +32 50 18     4.201    3.231   15.1    4.7   307   13.5 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   04 28 39.8   +32 52 04     4.198    3.231   15.5    4.8   305   13.5 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   04 30 20.3   +32 53 46     4.196    3.231   15.9    4.9   304   13.5 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   04 32 00.6   +32 55 26     4.193    3.231   16.3    5.1   302   13.5 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   04 33 40.9   +32 57 03     4.191    3.232   16.8    5.2   301   13.5 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   04 35 21.2   +32 58 37     4.188    3.232   17.2    5.3   300   13.6 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   04 37 01.3   +33 00 08     4.185    3.232   17.7    5.5   299   13.6 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   04 38 41.3   +33 01 36     4.182    3.232   18.1    5.6   298   13.6 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   04 40 21.3   +33 03 02     4.179    3.232   18.6    5.8   297   13.6 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   04 42 01.1   +33 04 24     4.175    3.232   19.1    5.9   296   13.6 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   04 43 40.8   +33 05 44     4.172    3.232   19.5    6.0   295   13.6 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   04 45 20.4   +33 07 00     4.168    3.232   20.0    6.2   294   13.6 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   04 46 59.9   +33 08 14     4.164    3.232   20.5    6.3   293   13.6 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   04 48 39.2   +33 09 25     4.160    3.232   21.0    6.5   292   13.6 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   04 50 18.5   +33 10 33     4.156    3.232   21.5    6.6   291   13.6 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   04 51 57.6   +33 11 38     4.152    3.232   22.0    6.8   291   13.6 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   04 53 36.5   +33 12 40     4.148    3.233   22.6    6.9   290   13.6 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   04 55 15.3   +33 13 39     4.143    3.233   23.1    7.1   289   13.6 

    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.