(94) Aurora
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Apr 2024	13.9	3.191 AU	3.682 AU	22h36m	-13°44'	53.6°	14.7°
Opposition	8 Sep 2024	11.9	3.060 AU	2.054 AU	23h14m	-08°30'	176.6°	1.1°

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)                : 0.0954865
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1553194
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.97084
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 2.54616
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 60.27575
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 230.11843
            Epoch                           : 2023 Sep 13

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.58181
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.91653
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.60            
        

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
2024-04-19 00:00 UT   22 36 34.7   -13 44 17     3.682    3.191   53.6   14.7   245   13.9 
2024-04-19 16:59 UT   22 37 24.4   -13 39 21     3.674    3.190   54.1   14.8   245   13.9 
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   22 37 44.9   -13 37 19     3.670    3.190   54.3   14.8   245   13.9 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   22 38 54.7   -13 30 23     3.658    3.189   55.0   15.0   245   13.9 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   22 40 04.0   -13 23 29     3.646    3.188   55.6   15.1   245   13.9 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   22 41 13.0   -13 16 36     3.634    3.187   56.3   15.2   245   13.9 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   22 42 21.5   -13 09 45     3.621    3.186   57.0   15.3   245   13.9 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   22 43 29.7   -13 02 55     3.609    3.186   57.6   15.5   245   13.9 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   22 44 37.3   -12 56 08     3.596    3.185   58.3   15.6   245   13.9 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   22 45 44.6   -12 49 22     3.583    3.184   59.0   15.7   245   13.9 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   22 46 51.4   -12 42 38     3.570    3.183   59.7   15.8   245   13.9 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   22 47 57.7   -12 35 56     3.558    3.182   60.3   16.0   245   13.9 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   22 49 03.6   -12 29 17     3.545    3.181   61.0   16.1   245   13.9 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   22 50 09.1   -12 22 39     3.532    3.180   61.7   16.2   245   13.9 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   22 51 14.0   -12 16 03     3.519    3.179   62.4   16.3   245   13.9 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   22 52 18.5   -12 09 30     3.505    3.178   63.1   16.4   245   13.9 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   22 53 22.5   -12 02 59     3.492    3.177   63.7   16.5   245   13.9 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   22 54 26.1   -11 56 31     3.479    3.176   64.4   16.6   245   13.8 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   22 55 29.1   -11 50 04     3.465    3.175   65.1   16.7   245   13.8 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   22 56 31.6   -11 43 41     3.452    3.175   65.8   16.9   245   13.8 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   22 57 33.6   -11 37 20     3.438    3.174   66.5   17.0   245   13.8 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   22 58 35.1   -11 31 01     3.425    3.173   67.2   17.1   245   13.8 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   22 59 36.0   -11 24 46     3.411    3.172   67.9   17.2   245   13.8 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   23 00 36.4   -11 18 33     3.397    3.171   68.6   17.2   246   13.8 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   23 01 36.3   -11 12 23     3.384    3.170   69.3   17.3   246   13.8 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   23 02 35.6   -11 06 16     3.370    3.169   70.0   17.4   246   13.8 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   23 03 34.4   -11 00 12     3.356    3.168   70.7   17.5   246   13.8 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   23 04 32.6   -10 54 11     3.342    3.167   71.4   17.6   246   13.8 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   23 05 30.2   -10 48 13     3.328    3.166   72.1   17.7   246   13.8 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   23 06 27.3   -10 42 18     3.314    3.165   72.8   17.8   246   13.8 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   23 07 23.7   -10 36 26     3.300    3.164   73.5   17.8   246   13.8 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   23 08 19.6   -10 30 38     3.285    3.164   74.2   17.9   246   13.8 

    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.