(419) Aurelia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Mar 2025	11.9	2.162 AU	1.359 AU	15h19m	-20°08'	132.5°	19.9°
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
2025-03-26 00:00 UT   15 19 27.0   -20 08 41     1.359    2.162  132.5   19.9   286   11.9 
2025-03-26 10:45 UT   15 19 32.3   -20 08 23     1.355    2.161  132.9   19.8   286   11.9 
2025-03-27 00:00 UT   15 19 38.2   -20 07 58     1.349    2.160  133.4   19.6   286   11.9 
2025-03-28 00:00 UT   15 19 47.4   -20 07 07     1.338    2.157  134.4   19.3   287   11.8 
2025-03-29 00:00 UT   15 19 54.8   -20 06 06     1.327    2.155  135.3   19.0   287   11.8 
2025-03-30 00:00 UT   15 20 00.3   -20 04 55     1.317    2.152  136.3   18.7   287   11.8 
2025-03-31 00:00 UT   15 20 03.8   -20 03 35     1.306    2.150  137.3   18.4   287   11.7 
2025-04-01 00:00 UT   15 20 05.5   -20 02 06     1.296    2.148  138.3   18.0   287   11.7 
2025-04-02 00:00 UT   15 20 05.2   -20 00 27     1.286    2.145  139.3   17.7   287   11.7 
2025-04-03 00:00 UT   15 20 03.0   -19 58 38     1.276    2.143  140.3   17.3   287   11.7 
2025-04-04 00:00 UT   15 19 58.9   -19 56 40     1.267    2.141  141.3   17.0   287   11.6 
2025-04-05 00:00 UT   15 19 53.0   -19 54 32     1.257    2.138  142.3   16.6   287   11.6 
2025-04-06 00:00 UT   15 19 45.1   -19 52 15     1.248    2.136  143.3   16.2   287   11.6 
2025-04-07 00:00 UT   15 19 35.3   -19 49 48     1.239    2.134  144.4   15.9   287   11.5 
2025-04-08 00:00 UT   15 19 23.7   -19 47 11     1.230    2.131  145.4   15.5   287   11.5 
2025-04-09 00:00 UT   15 19 10.2   -19 44 25     1.221    2.129  146.5   15.1   287   11.5 
2025-04-10 00:00 UT   15 18 54.8   -19 41 29     1.213    2.127  147.5   14.7   287   11.4 
2025-04-11 00:00 UT   15 18 37.6   -19 38 24     1.204    2.124  148.6   14.2   287   11.4 
2025-04-12 00:00 UT   15 18 18.6   -19 35 09     1.196    2.122  149.6   13.8   287   11.4 
2025-04-13 00:00 UT   15 17 57.8   -19 31 44     1.188    2.120  150.7   13.4   287   11.3 
2025-04-14 00:00 UT   15 17 35.2   -19 28 10     1.180    2.118  151.8   12.9   287   11.3 
2025-04-15 00:00 UT   15 17 10.9   -19 24 27     1.172    2.115  152.9   12.5   287   11.3 
2025-04-16 00:00 UT   15 16 44.9   -19 20 33     1.165    2.113  154.0   12.0   287   11.2 
2025-04-17 00:00 UT   15 16 17.1   -19 16 31     1.158    2.111  155.1   11.6   287   11.2 
2025-04-18 00:00 UT   15 15 47.7   -19 12 19     1.151    2.109  156.2   11.1   288   11.2 
2025-04-19 00:00 UT   15 15 16.7   -19 07 59     1.144    2.106  157.3   10.6   288   11.1 
2025-04-20 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 

    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.