(702) Alauda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	18 Oct 2025	12.4	3.202 AU	2.296 AU	00h41m	+36°35'	150.7°	8.7°
Today	16 Nov 2025	12.6	3.206 AU	2.406 AU	00h25m	+32°54'	137.5°	12.0°

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)      : 352.37083
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 106.74846
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 282.56579
            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
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   00 25 10.9   +32 54 28     2.406    3.206  137.5   12.0    98   12.6 
2025-11-16 22:45 UT   00 24 55.9   +32 46 14     2.413    3.206  136.8   12.2    97   12.6 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   00 24 55.1   +32 45 47     2.414    3.206  136.8   12.2    97   12.6 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   00 24 40.8   +32 37 06     2.421    3.207  136.0   12.4    96   12.7 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   00 24 28.1   +32 28 27     2.429    3.207  135.2   12.5    95   12.7 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   00 24 16.8   +32 19 50     2.437    3.207  134.4   12.7    94   12.7 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   00 24 07.0   +32 11 15     2.445    3.207  133.6   12.9    93   12.7 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   00 23 58.8   +32 02 43     2.453    3.207  132.8   13.1    92   12.7 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   00 23 52.1   +31 54 14     2.462    3.207  131.9   13.2    91   12.7 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   00 23 46.8   +31 45 48     2.471    3.207  131.1   13.4    90   12.7 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   00 23 43.1   +31 37 25     2.480    3.208  130.3   13.6    89   12.8 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   00 23 40.9   +31 29 07     2.489    3.208  129.4   13.7    88   12.8 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   00 23 40.2   +31 20 54     2.498    3.208  128.6   13.9    87   12.8 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   00 23 41.0   +31 12 45     2.508    3.208  127.8   14.1    86   12.8 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   00 23 43.3   +31 04 41     2.517    3.208  126.9   14.2    85   12.8 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   00 23 47.0   +30 56 43     2.527    3.208  126.1   14.4    85   12.8 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   00 23 52.2   +30 48 50     2.537    3.208  125.2   14.5    84   12.8 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   00 23 58.8   +30 41 03     2.547    3.209  124.4   14.7    83   12.9 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   00 24 06.9   +30 33 22     2.557    3.209  123.5   14.8    82   12.9 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   00 24 16.4   +30 25 48     2.568    3.209  122.7   15.0    82   12.9 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   00 24 27.3   +30 18 20     2.578    3.209  121.8   15.1    81   12.9 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   00 24 39.7   +30 10 58     2.589    3.209  120.9   15.3    80   12.9 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   00 24 53.4   +30 03 44     2.600    3.209  120.1   15.4    80   12.9 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   00 25 08.4   +29 56 36     2.611    3.209  119.2   15.5    79   12.9 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   00 25 24.9   +29 49 36     2.622    3.210  118.4   15.7    79   13.0 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   00 25 42.7   +29 42 44     2.633    3.210  117.5   15.8    78   13.0 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   00 26 01.8   +29 35 58     2.645    3.210  116.7   15.9    77   13.0 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   00 26 22.3   +29 29 21     2.656    3.210  115.8   16.0    77   13.0 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   00 26 44.0   +29 22 51     2.668    3.210  115.0   16.1    76   13.0 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   00 27 07.1   +29 16 29     2.680    3.210  114.1   16.3    76   13.0 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   00 27 31.5   +29 10 16     2.692    3.210  113.3   16.4    75   13.0 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   00 27 57.1   +29 04 10     2.704    3.210  112.4   16.5    75   13.0 

    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.