(419) Aurelia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Apr 2025	11.1	2.106 AU	1.144 AU	15h15m	-19°07'	157.3°	10.6°
Opposition	7 May 2025	10.4	2.067 AU	1.059 AU	15h02m	-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)                : 0.2522674
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5956570
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.93146
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 229.03357
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 44.29741
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 331.72537
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 273.26351
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.74456
            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
2025-04-19 00:00 UT   15 15 16.7   -19 07 59     1.144    2.106  157.3   10.6   288   11.1 
2025-04-19 04:59 UT   15 15 10.0   -19 07 03     1.143    2.106  157.5   10.5   288   11.1 
2025-04-20 00:00 UT   15 14 44.0   -19 03 29     1.137    2.104  158.4   10.1   288   11.1 
2025-04-21 00:00 UT   15 14 09.9   -18 58 50     1.131    2.102  159.5    9.6   288   11.1 
2025-04-22 00:00 UT   15 13 34.3   -18 54 02     1.125    2.100  160.7    9.1   288   11.0 
2025-04-23 00:00 UT   15 12 57.2   -18 49 06     1.119    2.098  161.8    8.6   288   11.0 
2025-04-24 00:00 UT   15 12 18.7   -18 44 02     1.113    2.095  163.0    8.1   288   11.0 
2025-04-25 00:00 UT   15 11 38.9   -18 38 49     1.108    2.093  164.1    7.6   288   10.9 
2025-04-26 00:00 UT   15 10 57.9   -18 33 29     1.102    2.091  165.3    7.0   288   10.9 
2025-04-27 00:00 UT   15 10 15.7   -18 28 01     1.097    2.089  166.4    6.5   288   10.9 
2025-04-28 00:00 UT   15 09 32.3   -18 22 26     1.093    2.087  167.6    6.0   289   10.8 
2025-04-29 00:00 UT   15 08 47.9   -18 16 44     1.088    2.085  168.8    5.4   289   10.8 
2025-04-30 00:00 UT   15 08 02.6   -18 10 55     1.084    2.083  169.9    4.9   289   10.7 
2025-05-01 00:00 UT   15 07 16.4   -18 05 01     1.079    2.081  171.1    4.3   289   10.7 
2025-05-02 00:00 UT   15 06 29.4   -17 59 00     1.076    2.079  172.3    3.7   289   10.7 
2025-05-03 00:00 UT   15 05 41.8   -17 52 54     1.072    2.077  173.5    3.2   290   10.6 
2025-05-04 00:00 UT   15 04 53.5   -17 46 43     1.069    2.075  174.6    2.6   290   10.6 
2025-05-05 00:00 UT   15 04 04.6   -17 40 28     1.065    2.072  175.8    2.0   291   10.5 
2025-05-06 00:00 UT   15 03 15.4   -17 34 08     1.062    2.070  177.0    1.5   292   10.5 
2025-05-07 00:00 UT   15 02 25.7   -17 27 45     1.060    2.068  178.2    0.9   294   10.4 
2025-05-08 00:00 UT   15 01 35.9   -17 21 19     1.057    2.066  179.4    0.3   304   10.3 
2025-05-09 00:00 UT   15 00 45.8   -17 14 50     1.055    2.064  179.4    0.3    92   10.3 
2025-05-10 00:00 UT   14 59 55.6   -17 08 19     1.053    2.062  178.2    0.9   103   10.4 
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   14 59 05.5   -17 01 46     1.051    2.061  177.0    1.5   105   10.4 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   14 58 15.4   -16 55 11     1.050    2.059  175.8    2.0   106   10.5 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   14 57 25.5   -16 48 36     1.049    2.057  174.7    2.6   107   10.5 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   14 56 35.8   -16 42 01     1.048    2.055  173.5    3.2   107   10.5 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   14 55 46.5   -16 35 25     1.047    2.053  172.3    3.8   108   10.6 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   14 54 57.6   -16 28 51     1.046    2.051  171.1    4.4   108   10.6 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   14 54 09.3   -16 22 18     1.046    2.049  169.9    5.0   108   10.6 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   14 53 21.5   -16 15 46     1.046    2.047  168.7    5.5   108   10.7 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   14 52 34.4   -16 09 17     1.046    2.045  167.6    6.1   108   10.7 

    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.