(94) Aurora
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Aug 2026	13.5	3.025 AU	3.988 AU	09h26m	+19°53'	15.3°	5.1°
Opposition	8 Mar 2027	12.1	3.205 AU	2.213 AU	11h20m	+07°29'	177.0°	0.9°

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 Aurora are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0963849
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1563619
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.96978
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 2.51806
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 60.52692
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 10.64457
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.80619
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.93294
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.61            
        

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
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   09 26 52.5   +19 53 29     3.988    3.025   15.3    5.1   305   13.5 
2026-08-26 00:51 UT   09 26 55.8   +19 53 13     3.988    3.025   15.4    5.1   305   13.5 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   09 28 23.3   +19 45 54     3.985    3.026   15.9    5.2   305   13.5 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   09 29 53.9   +19 38 17     3.982    3.027   16.5    5.4   304   13.5 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   09 31 24.2   +19 30 39     3.979    3.028   17.0    5.6   304   13.6 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   09 32 54.2   +19 22 60     3.976    3.029   17.6    5.8   303   13.6 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   09 34 24.0   +19 15 20     3.973    3.030   18.2    6.0   303   13.6 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   09 35 53.6   +19 07 38     3.969    3.031   18.7    6.1   302   13.6 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   09 37 22.9   +18 59 56     3.965    3.032   19.3    6.3   302   13.6 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   09 38 52.0   +18 52 13     3.962    3.032   19.9    6.5   302   13.6 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   09 40 20.8   +18 44 28     3.958    3.033   20.4    6.7   301   13.6 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   09 41 49.3   +18 36 43     3.954    3.034   21.0    6.8   301   13.6 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   09 43 17.6   +18 28 57     3.950    3.035   21.6    7.0   301   13.6 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   09 44 45.6   +18 21 10     3.945    3.036   22.2    7.2   301   13.6 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   09 46 13.3   +18 13 22     3.941    3.037   22.8    7.4   300   13.6 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   09 47 40.8   +18 05 33     3.936    3.038   23.4    7.6   300   13.6 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   09 49 08.0   +17 57 44     3.931    3.039   24.0    7.7   300   13.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   09 50 34.9   +17 49 55     3.927    3.040   24.5    7.9   300   13.6 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   09 52 01.6   +17 42 04     3.922    3.040   25.1    8.1   299   13.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   09 53 27.9   +17 34 14     3.916    3.041   25.7    8.3   299   13.7 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   09 54 54.0   +17 26 23     3.911    3.042   26.3    8.4   299   13.7 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   09 56 19.7   +17 18 31     3.906    3.043   26.9    8.6   299   13.7 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   09 57 45.2   +17 10 39     3.900    3.044   27.5    8.8   299   13.7 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   09 59 10.4   +17 02 47     3.894    3.045   28.1    9.0   299   13.7 

    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.