(702) Alauda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Nov 2026	13.1	3.240 AU	2.720 AU	07h18m	+30°44'	113.1°	16.4°
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
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   07 18 04.2   +30 44 56     2.720    3.240  113.1   16.4   274   13.1 
2026-11-03 03:44 UT   07 18 05.3   +30 44 40     2.718    3.240  113.2   16.3   274   13.1 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   07 18 10.5   +30 43 13     2.707    3.240  114.0   16.2   274   13.1 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   07 18 15.2   +30 41 29     2.694    3.240  115.0   16.1   274   13.0 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   07 18 18.4   +30 39 46     2.681    3.240  116.0   16.0   274   13.0 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   07 18 20.0   +30 38 04     2.668    3.240  117.0   15.8   273   13.0 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   07 18 20.1   +30 36 22     2.655    3.240  117.9   15.7   273   13.0 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   07 18 18.6   +30 34 40     2.643    3.240  118.9   15.5   273   13.0 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   07 18 15.5   +30 32 58     2.630    3.240  119.9   15.4   273   13.0 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   07 18 10.9   +30 31 16     2.618    3.240  120.9   15.2   273   12.9 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   07 18 04.6   +30 29 34     2.605    3.240  122.0   15.0   273   12.9 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   07 17 56.8   +30 27 52     2.593    3.240  123.0   14.8   272   12.9 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   07 17 47.4   +30 26 10     2.581    3.240  124.0   14.7   272   12.9 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   07 17 36.4   +30 24 27     2.569    3.240  125.0   14.5   272   12.9 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   07 17 23.8   +30 22 45     2.558    3.240  126.1   14.3   272   12.9 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   07 17 09.6   +30 21 01     2.546    3.240  127.1   14.1   271   12.8 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   07 16 53.9   +30 19 18     2.535    3.240  128.2   13.9   271   12.8 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   07 16 36.5   +30 17 33     2.524    3.240  129.2   13.7   271   12.8 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   07 16 17.6   +30 15 48     2.513    3.240  130.3   13.5   271   12.8 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   07 15 57.0   +30 14 02     2.502    3.240  131.3   13.2   271   12.8 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   07 15 35.0   +30 12 14     2.491    3.240  132.4   13.0   270   12.8 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   07 15 11.3   +30 10 26     2.481    3.240  133.5   12.8   270   12.7 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   07 14 46.1   +30 08 37     2.470    3.240  134.6   12.5   270   12.7 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   07 14 19.4   +30 06 46     2.460    3.241  135.7   12.3   269   12.7 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   07 13 51.1   +30 04 54     2.450    3.241  136.8   12.0   269   12.7 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   07 13 21.4   +30 02 60     2.440    3.241  137.9   11.8   269   12.7 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   07 12 50.1   +30 01 04     2.431    3.241  139.0   11.5   268   12.6 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   07 12 17.3   +29 59 07     2.422    3.241  140.1   11.3   268   12.6 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   07 11 43.0   +29 57 07     2.413    3.241  141.2   11.0   268   12.6 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   07 11 07.3   +29 55 06     2.404    3.241  142.3   10.7   267   12.6 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   07 10 30.1   +29 53 02     2.395    3.241  143.4   10.4   267   12.6 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   07 09 51.5   +29 50 56     2.387    3.241  144.6   10.2   266   12.6 

    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.