(419) Aurelia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Apr 2024	14.3	3.010 AU	2.926 AU	07h41m	+17°19'	85.0°	19.4°
Opposition	7 May 2025	10.4	2.067 AU	1.058 AU	15h01m	-17°24'	178.8°	0.6°

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 Aurelia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2521780
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5947295
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.93160
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 229.03390
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 44.36984
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 237.33965
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 273.33626
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.74821
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.18            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-04-19 00:00 UT   07 41 01.3   +17 19 29     2.926    3.010   85.0   19.4   100   14.3 
2024-04-19 14:53 UT   07 41 29.1   +17 19 01     2.933    3.009   84.5   19.4   100   14.3 
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   07 41 46.3   +17 18 44     2.938    3.008   84.2   19.4   100   14.3 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   07 42 32.3   +17 17 55     2.950    3.006   83.4   19.4   100   14.3 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   07 43 19.3   +17 17 02     2.963    3.004   82.6   19.4   101   14.3 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   07 44 07.1   +17 16 06     2.975    3.002   81.9   19.4   101   14.3 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   07 44 55.9   +17 15 05     2.987    3.001   81.1   19.3   101   14.3 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   07 45 45.6   +17 14 01     2.999    2.999   80.3   19.3   101   14.3 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   07 46 36.2   +17 12 54     3.012    2.997   79.5   19.3   101   14.3 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   07 47 27.6   +17 11 42     3.024    2.995   78.8   19.2   101   14.3 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   07 48 19.9   +17 10 26     3.036    2.993   78.0   19.2   101   14.3 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   07 49 13.1   +17 09 07     3.048    2.991   77.3   19.2   101   14.4 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   07 50 07.1   +17 07 44     3.060    2.990   76.5   19.1   102   14.4 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   07 51 01.9   +17 06 16     3.072    2.988   75.7   19.1   102   14.4 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   07 51 57.4   +17 04 45     3.083    2.986   75.0   19.0   102   14.4 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   07 52 53.8   +17 03 10     3.095    2.984   74.3   19.0   102   14.4 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   07 53 51.0   +17 01 31     3.107    2.982   73.5   18.9   102   14.4 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   07 54 49.0   +16 59 48     3.119    2.980   72.8   18.9   102   14.4 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   07 55 47.7   +16 58 01     3.130    2.978   72.1   18.8   102   14.4 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   07 56 47.1   +16 56 10     3.142    2.976   71.3   18.7   102   14.4 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   07 57 47.3   +16 54 15     3.153    2.974   70.6   18.7   103   14.4 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   07 58 48.2   +16 52 16     3.165    2.972   69.9   18.6   103   14.4 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   07 59 49.8   +16 50 13     3.176    2.971   69.2   18.5   103   14.4 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   08 00 52.1   +16 48 05     3.187    2.969   68.4   18.4   103   14.4 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   08 01 55.1   +16 45 54     3.198    2.967   67.7   18.4   103   14.4 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   08 02 58.7   +16 43 39     3.209    2.965   67.0   18.3   103   14.4 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   08 04 03.0   +16 41 19     3.220    2.963   66.3   18.2   103   14.4 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   08 05 07.9   +16 38 55     3.231    2.961   65.6   18.1   104   14.4 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   08 06 13.5   +16 36 28     3.242    2.959   64.9   18.0   104   14.4 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   08 07 19.7   +16 33 56     3.253    2.957   64.2   17.9   104   14.4 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   08 08 26.4   +16 31 20     3.264    2.955   63.5   17.8   104   14.4 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   08 09 33.8   +16 28 40     3.274    2.953   62.8   17.7   104   14.4 

    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.