(419) Aurelia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Sep 2026	13.3	2.738 AU	2.083 AU	03h00m	+18°53'	120.7°	18.4°
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)                : 0.2522591
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5953300
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.93150
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 229.02497
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 44.25410
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 66.04061
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 273.21160
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.74246
            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
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   03 00 52.2   +18 53 03     2.083    2.738  120.7   18.4   253   13.3 
2026-09-12 13:00 UT   03 00 50.6   +18 52 39     2.078    2.739  121.2   18.3   253   13.3 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   03 00 48.8   +18 52 17     2.074    2.740  121.7   18.2   253   13.3 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   03 00 43.8   +18 51 24     2.065    2.742  122.7   18.0   253   13.2 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   03 00 37.2   +18 50 23     2.056    2.745  123.7   17.8   253   13.2 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   03 00 28.9   +18 49 14     2.048    2.747  124.7   17.5   253   13.2 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   03 00 19.0   +18 47 58     2.039    2.750  125.7   17.3   252   13.2 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   03 00 07.5   +18 46 35     2.031    2.752  126.7   17.0   252   13.2 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   02 59 54.4   +18 45 04     2.022    2.755  127.8   16.8   252   13.2 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   02 59 39.7   +18 43 25     2.014    2.757  128.8   16.5   252   13.2 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   02 59 23.3   +18 41 39     2.006    2.760  129.9   16.2   252   13.1 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   02 59 05.4   +18 39 45     1.999    2.762  130.9   15.9   252   13.1 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   02 58 45.9   +18 37 43     1.991    2.765  132.0   15.7   252   13.1 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   02 58 24.8   +18 35 34     1.983    2.767  133.0   15.4   252   13.1 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   02 58 02.1   +18 33 17     1.976    2.770  134.1   15.1   252   13.1 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   02 57 37.9   +18 30 52     1.969    2.772  135.2   14.8   252   13.1 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   02 57 12.1   +18 28 20     1.962    2.774  136.3   14.5   252   13.0 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   02 56 44.8   +18 25 40     1.955    2.777  137.4   14.1   252   13.0 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   02 56 16.0   +18 22 53     1.948    2.779  138.5   13.8   252   13.0 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   02 55 45.7   +18 19 57     1.942    2.782  139.6   13.5   252   13.0 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   02 55 14.0   +18 16 55     1.936    2.784  140.7   13.2   251   13.0 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   02 54 40.7   +18 13 44     1.930    2.786  141.8   12.8   251   13.0 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   02 54 06.1   +18 10 26     1.924    2.789  143.0   12.5   251   12.9 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   02 53 30.0   +18 07 01     1.918    2.791  144.1   12.1   251   12.9 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   02 52 52.6   +18 03 28     1.913    2.794  145.3   11.8   251   12.9 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   02 52 13.8   +17 59 48     1.908    2.796  146.4   11.4   251   12.9 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   02 51 33.7   +17 56 00     1.903    2.798  147.6   11.0   251   12.9 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   02 50 52.4   +17 52 05     1.898    2.801  148.7   10.7   251   12.9 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   02 50 09.7   +17 48 04     1.894    2.803  149.9   10.3   251   12.8 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   02 49 25.9   +17 43 55     1.889    2.805  151.1    9.9   250   12.8 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   02 48 41.0   +17 39 40     1.885    2.808  152.2    9.5   250   12.8 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   02 47 54.9   +17 35 18     1.882    2.810  153.4    9.1   250   12.8 

    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.