(94) Aurora
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Nov 2025	12.1	2.858 AU	1.961 AU	05h36m	+34°28'	149.6°	10.1°
Opposition	12 Dec 2025	11.7	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)                : 0.0963849
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1563619
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.96978
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 2.51806
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 60.52691
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 10.64458
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.80618
            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
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   05 36 05.1   +34 28 50     1.961    2.858  149.6   10.1   248   12.1 
2025-11-19 06:12 UT   05 35 54.0   +34 29 29     1.960    2.858  149.9   10.0   248   12.1 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   05 35 21.7   +34 31 18     1.955    2.858  150.7    9.7   247   12.1 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   05 34 37.0   +34 33 41     1.950    2.859  151.7    9.4   246   12.1 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   05 33 50.9   +34 35 56     1.944    2.859  152.8    9.1   245   12.0 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   05 33 03.4   +34 38 06     1.939    2.859  153.8    8.8   243   12.0 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   05 32 14.7   +34 40 08     1.934    2.859  154.8    8.4   242   12.0 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   05 31 24.7   +34 42 04     1.930    2.859  155.9    8.1   240   12.0 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   05 30 33.6   +34 43 53     1.925    2.860  156.9    7.8   239   12.0 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   05 29 41.4   +34 45 34     1.921    2.860  157.9    7.5   237   11.9 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   05 28 48.1   +34 47 08     1.918    2.860  158.9    7.1   235   11.9 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   05 27 53.9   +34 48 34     1.914    2.860  159.8    6.8   233   11.9 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   05 26 58.7   +34 49 53     1.911    2.861  160.8    6.5   231   11.9 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   05 26 02.7   +34 51 03     1.908    2.861  161.7    6.2   228   11.9 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   05 25 05.9   +34 52 06     1.905    2.861  162.6    5.9   225   11.9 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   05 24 08.5   +34 53 01     1.902    2.861  163.5    5.6   222   11.8 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   05 23 10.3   +34 53 47     1.900    2.862  164.3    5.4   219   11.8 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   05 22 11.6   +34 54 25     1.898    2.862  165.0    5.1   215   11.8 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   05 21 12.4   +34 54 54     1.897    2.862  165.7    4.9   211   11.8 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   05 20 12.8   +34 55 15     1.895    2.862  166.4    4.7   207   11.8 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   05 19 12.8   +34 55 28     1.894    2.863  166.9    4.5   202   11.8 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   05 18 12.5   +34 55 32     1.894    2.863  167.4    4.3   197   11.8 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   05 17 11.9   +34 55 27     1.893    2.863  167.7    4.2   191   11.8 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   05 16 11.3   +34 55 14     1.893    2.863  168.0    4.1   185   11.8 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   05 15 10.6   +34 54 53     1.893    2.864  168.1    4.1   179   11.7 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   05 14 09.9   +34 54 23     1.893    2.864  168.1    4.1   173   11.7 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   05 13 09.3   +34 53 45     1.894    2.864  168.0    4.1   167   11.8 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   05 12 08.9   +34 52 58     1.895    2.865  167.8    4.2   161   11.8 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   05 11 08.7   +34 52 03     1.896    2.865  167.4    4.3   156   11.8 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   05 10 08.9   +34 51 00     1.898    2.865  167.0    4.4   150   11.8 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   05 09 09.4   +34 49 49     1.899    2.865  166.5    4.6   146   11.8 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   05 08 10.5   +34 48 31     1.902    2.866  165.8    4.8   141   11.8 

    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.