(419) Aurelia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	7 May 2025	10.4	2.067 AU	1.059 AU	15h02m	-17°24'	178.8°	0.6°
Today	17 Jun 2025	11.4	1.998 AU	1.137 AU	14h39m	-13°52'	136.1°	20.6°

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
2025-06-17 00:00 UT   14 39 47.4   -13 52 01     1.137    1.998  136.1   20.6   109   11.4 
2025-06-17 04:18 UT   14 39 47.4   -13 51 37     1.138    1.997  136.0   20.7   109   11.4 
2025-06-18 00:00 UT   14 39 48.3   -13 49 50     1.143    1.996  135.2   21.0   109   11.4 
2025-06-19 00:00 UT   14 39 51.1   -13 47 50     1.149    1.995  134.2   21.4   109   11.4 
2025-06-20 00:00 UT   14 39 56.0   -13 46 03     1.155    1.993  133.3   21.8   109   11.4 
2025-06-21 00:00 UT   14 40 02.9   -13 44 27     1.161    1.992  132.3   22.2   109   11.4 
2025-06-22 00:00 UT   14 40 11.8   -13 43 02     1.167    1.991  131.4   22.5   109   11.5 
2025-06-23 00:00 UT   14 40 22.7   -13 41 50     1.173    1.989  130.5   22.9   109   11.5 
2025-06-24 00:00 UT   14 40 35.7   -13 40 49     1.180    1.988  129.6   23.2   109   11.5 
2025-06-25 00:00 UT   14 40 50.7   -13 39 60     1.186    1.987  128.7   23.5   109   11.5 
2025-06-26 00:00 UT   14 41 07.7   -13 39 22     1.193    1.985  127.8   23.9   109   11.6 
2025-06-27 00:00 UT   14 41 26.7   -13 38 56     1.200    1.984  126.9   24.2   109   11.6 
2025-06-28 00:00 UT   14 41 47.7   -13 38 42     1.207    1.983  126.0   24.5   109   11.6 
2025-06-29 00:00 UT   14 42 10.7   -13 38 38     1.214    1.982  125.2   24.8   109   11.6 
2025-06-30 00:00 UT   14 42 35.7   -13 38 46     1.221    1.980  124.3   25.1   109   11.6 
2025-07-01 00:00 UT   14 43 02.6   -13 39 05     1.228    1.979  123.5   25.4   109   11.7 
2025-07-02 00:00 UT   14 43 31.4   -13 39 34     1.235    1.978  122.6   25.7   109   11.7 
2025-07-03 00:00 UT   14 44 02.2   -13 40 14     1.243    1.977  121.8   25.9   109   11.7 
2025-07-04 00:00 UT   14 44 34.9   -13 41 05     1.250    1.976  121.0   26.2   109   11.7 
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   14 45 09.4   -13 42 06     1.258    1.975  120.1   26.4   109   11.7 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   14 45 45.9   -13 43 17     1.265    1.974  119.3   26.7   109   11.8 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   14 46 24.1   -13 44 38     1.273    1.972  118.5   26.9   109   11.8 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   14 47 04.2   -13 46 08     1.281    1.971  117.8   27.2   108   11.8 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   14 47 46.0   -13 47 48     1.289    1.970  117.0   27.4   108   11.8 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   14 48 29.7   -13 49 38     1.296    1.969  116.2   27.6   108   11.8 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   14 49 15.0   -13 51 36     1.304    1.968  115.4   27.8   108   11.8 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   14 50 02.2   -13 53 44     1.313    1.967  114.7   28.0   108   11.9 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   14 50 51.0   -13 55 60     1.321    1.966  113.9   28.2   108   11.9 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   14 51 41.5   -13 58 24     1.329    1.965  113.2   28.4   108   11.9 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   14 52 33.6   -14 00 57     1.337    1.964  112.4   28.6   108   11.9 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   14 53 27.5   -14 03 37     1.346    1.963  111.7   28.7   108   11.9 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   14 54 22.9   -14 06 26     1.354    1.962  111.0   28.9   108   12.0 

    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.