(702) Alauda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Aug 2026	13.7	3.235 AU	3.889 AU	05h52m	+33°17'	43.9°	12.6°
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
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   05 52 01.9   +33 17 09     3.889    3.235   43.9   12.6   280   13.7 
2026-08-04 23:30 UT   05 53 28.9   +33 16 25     3.880    3.236   44.5   12.7   280   13.7 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   05 53 30.8   +33 16 24     3.880    3.236   44.5   12.7   280   13.7 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   05 54 59.2   +33 15 38     3.870    3.236   45.1   12.8   279   13.7 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   05 56 27.2   +33 14 48     3.861    3.236   45.8   13.0   279   13.7 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   05 57 54.9   +33 13 57     3.851    3.236   46.4   13.1   279   13.7 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   05 59 22.0   +33 13 03     3.841    3.236   47.0   13.2   279   13.7 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   06 00 48.8   +33 12 07     3.831    3.236   47.6   13.4   279   13.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   06 02 15.0   +33 11 09     3.821    3.236   48.3   13.5   279   13.7 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   06 03 40.9   +33 10 08     3.811    3.236   48.9   13.7   279   13.7 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   06 05 06.2   +33 09 05     3.800    3.236   49.6   13.8   279   13.7 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   06 06 31.1   +33 07 60     3.790    3.236   50.2   13.9   279   13.7 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   06 07 55.5   +33 06 53     3.779    3.236   50.8   14.0   279   13.7 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   06 09 19.3   +33 05 43     3.768    3.236   51.5   14.2   279   13.7 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   06 10 42.7   +33 04 32     3.758    3.236   52.1   14.3   279   13.7 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   06 12 05.5   +33 03 19     3.747    3.236   52.8   14.4   279   13.7 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   06 13 27.9   +33 02 03     3.736    3.236   53.4   14.5   279   13.7 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   06 14 49.7   +33 00 46     3.725    3.237   54.1   14.7   279   13.7 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   06 16 10.9   +32 59 27     3.713    3.237   54.7   14.8   279   13.7 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   06 17 31.6   +32 58 06     3.702    3.237   55.4   14.9   278   13.7 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   06 18 51.8   +32 56 43     3.691    3.237   56.1   15.0   278   13.7 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   06 20 11.3   +32 55 18     3.679    3.237   56.7   15.1   278   13.7 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   06 21 30.3   +32 53 51     3.667    3.237   57.4   15.3   278   13.7 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   06 22 48.7   +32 52 23     3.656    3.237   58.1   15.4   278   13.7 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   06 24 06.5   +32 50 53     3.644    3.237   58.7   15.5   278   13.7 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   06 25 23.8   +32 49 22     3.632    3.237   59.4   15.6   278   13.7 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   06 26 40.4   +32 47 48     3.620    3.237   60.1   15.7   278   13.7 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   06 27 56.4   +32 46 14     3.608    3.237   60.8   15.8   278   13.7 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   06 29 11.7   +32 44 37     3.596    3.237   61.5   15.9   278   13.7 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   06 30 26.4   +32 42 60     3.583    3.237   62.2   16.0   278   13.7 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   06 31 40.5   +32 41 21     3.571    3.237   62.8   16.1   278   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.