(94) Aurora
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Sep 2025	13.1	2.852 AU	2.672 AU	05h24m	+30°29'	89.8°	20.6°
Opposition	12 Dec 2025	11.8	2.864 AU	1.893 AU	05h14m	+34°54'	168.2°	4.0°

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)                : 0.0958329
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1544467
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.97147
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 2.53648
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 60.51285
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 335.46523
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.81037
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.93344
            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
2025-09-15 00:00 UT   05 24 07.7   +30 29 51     2.672    2.852   89.8   20.6   266   13.1 
2025-09-15 15:09 UT   05 24 43.7   +30 32 20     2.663    2.852   90.3   20.6   266   13.1 
2025-09-16 00:00 UT   05 25 04.5   +30 33 48     2.658    2.852   90.6   20.6   266   13.1 
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   05 26 00.3   +30 37 43     2.645    2.852   91.4   20.6   266   13.1 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   05 26 54.9   +30 41 38     2.632    2.852   92.1   20.6   266   13.1 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   05 27 48.5   +30 45 33     2.619    2.852   92.9   20.6   266   13.1 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   05 28 41.0   +30 49 28     2.606    2.852   93.7   20.6   266   13.1 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   05 29 32.4   +30 53 22     2.592    2.852   94.5   20.5   266   13.1 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   05 30 22.6   +30 57 16     2.579    2.852   95.3   20.5   266   13.1 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   05 31 11.6   +31 01 09     2.566    2.852   96.0   20.5   266   13.1 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   05 31 59.5   +31 05 03     2.553    2.852   96.8   20.4   266   13.0 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   05 32 46.1   +31 08 56     2.540    2.852   97.6   20.4   266   13.0 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   05 33 31.5   +31 12 49     2.527    2.852   98.4   20.3   266   13.0 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   05 34 15.7   +31 16 42     2.514    2.852   99.3   20.3   266   13.0 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   05 34 58.6   +31 20 35     2.501    2.852  100.1   20.2   266   13.0 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   05 35 40.2   +31 24 28     2.488    2.852  100.9   20.2   266   13.0 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   05 36 20.5   +31 28 21     2.475    2.852  101.7   20.1   266   13.0 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   05 36 59.4   +31 32 14     2.462    2.852  102.5   20.0   266   13.0 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   05 37 37.1   +31 36 07     2.449    2.852  103.4   20.0   266   12.9 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   05 38 13.3   +31 40 00     2.437    2.852  104.2   19.9   266   12.9 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   05 38 48.2   +31 43 53     2.424    2.852  105.1   19.8   266   12.9 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   05 39 21.7   +31 47 47     2.411    2.852  105.9   19.7   266   12.9 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   05 39 53.7   +31 51 40     2.399    2.853  106.8   19.6   265   12.9 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   05 40 24.3   +31 55 33     2.386    2.853  107.6   19.5   265   12.9 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   05 40 53.5   +31 59 27     2.374    2.853  108.5   19.4   265   12.9 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   05 41 21.1   +32 03 20     2.361    2.853  109.4   19.3   265   12.8 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   05 41 47.3   +32 07 14     2.349    2.853  110.2   19.2   265   12.8 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   05 42 12.0   +32 11 08     2.337    2.853  111.1   19.1   265   12.8 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   05 42 35.0   +32 15 02     2.325    2.853  112.0   18.9   265   12.8 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   05 42 56.6   +32 18 55     2.312    2.853  112.9   18.8   264   12.8 
2025-10-14 00:00 UT   05 43 16.5   +32 22 49     2.300    2.853  113.8   18.7   264   12.8 
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   05 43 34.8   +32 26 43     2.289    2.853  114.7   18.5   264   12.7 

    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.