(419) Aurelia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Mar 2026	13.2	2.251 AU	3.234 AU	23h12m	-02°27'	7.4°	3.3°
Opposition	2 Nov 2026	12.3	2.860 AU	1.867 AU	02h28m	+15°41'	179.0°	0.3°

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)                : 0.2522810
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5957082
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.93131
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 229.03110
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 44.28143
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 18.87263
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 273.24506
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.74367
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   23 12 13.2   -02 27 21     3.234    2.251    7.4    3.3   266   13.2 
2026-03-16 13:41 UT   23 13 18.1   -02 20 40     3.235    2.253    7.7    3.4   266   13.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   23 14 07.0   -02 15 37     3.235    2.254    7.9    3.5   265   13.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   23 16 00.4   -02 03 53     3.237    2.257    8.3    3.7   264   13.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   23 17 53.6   -01 52 10     3.238    2.259    8.8    3.9   263   13.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   23 19 46.6   -01 40 27     3.239    2.262    9.3    4.1   262   13.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   23 21 39.2   -01 28 44     3.240    2.265    9.7    4.3   261   13.3 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   23 23 31.5   -01 17 02     3.241    2.267   10.2    4.5   261   13.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   23 25 23.6   -01 05 20     3.242    2.270   10.7    4.7   260   13.3 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   23 27 15.4   +00 53 39     3.242    2.273   11.1    4.9   259   13.3 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   23 29 06.9   +00 41 59     3.243    2.275   11.6    5.1   259   13.3 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   23 30 58.1   +00 30 20     3.244    2.278   12.1    5.3   258   13.3 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   23 32 49.0   +00 18 41     3.244    2.281   12.6    5.5   258   13.3 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   23 34 39.7   +00 07 04     3.244    2.283   13.0    5.7   257   13.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   23 36 30.0   +00 04 33     3.245    2.286   13.5    5.9   257   13.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   23 38 20.1   +00 16 08     3.245    2.289   14.0    6.1   256   13.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   23 40 10.0   +00 27 42     3.245    2.291   14.5    6.3   256   13.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   23 41 59.5   +00 39 15     3.245    2.294   15.0    6.5   256   13.4 

    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.