(94) Aurora
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	12 Dec 2025	11.7	2.864 AU	1.893 AU	05h14m	+34°54'	168.2°	4.0°
Today	21 Jan 2026	12.4	2.878 AU	2.116 AU	04h46m	+33°18'	132.9°	14.5°

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
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   04 46 45.1   +33 18 32     2.116    2.878  132.9   14.5    93   12.4 
2026-01-21 06:27 UT   04 46 41.8   +33 17 40     2.118    2.878  132.7   14.6    93   12.5 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   04 46 33.5   +33 15 17     2.126    2.878  131.9   14.7    93   12.5 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   04 46 23.7   +33 12 02     2.136    2.878  130.9   15.0    92   12.5 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   04 46 15.8   +33 08 48     2.147    2.879  129.9   15.2    92   12.5 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   04 46 09.6   +33 05 36     2.157    2.879  128.9   15.4    91   12.5 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   04 46 05.3   +33 02 24     2.168    2.880  127.9   15.7    91   12.5 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   04 46 02.7   +32 59 15     2.179    2.880  126.9   15.9    91   12.6 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   04 46 01.9   +32 56 07     2.191    2.880  125.9   16.1    90   12.6 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   04 46 03.0   +32 53 01     2.202    2.881  124.9   16.3    90   12.6 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   04 46 05.7   +32 49 57     2.213    2.881  123.9   16.5    90   12.6 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   04 46 10.3   +32 46 55     2.225    2.882  122.9   16.7    89   12.6 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   04 46 16.5   +32 43 55     2.237    2.882  122.0   16.9    89   12.7 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   04 46 24.5   +32 40 57     2.249    2.883  121.0   17.0    89   12.7 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   04 46 34.2   +32 38 02     2.261    2.883  120.0   17.2    89   12.7 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   04 46 45.6   +32 35 08     2.273    2.884  119.1   17.4    88   12.7 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   04 46 58.6   +32 32 18     2.285    2.884  118.1   17.5    88   12.7 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   04 47 13.4   +32 29 29     2.297    2.884  117.2   17.7    88   12.7 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   04 47 29.7   +32 26 43     2.310    2.885  116.3   17.9    88   12.8 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   04 47 47.8   +32 23 60     2.322    2.885  115.3   18.0    88   12.8 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   04 48 07.4   +32 21 19     2.335    2.886  114.4   18.1    87   12.8 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   04 48 28.6   +32 18 41     2.348    2.886  113.5   18.3    87   12.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   04 48 51.4   +32 16 05     2.361    2.887  112.6   18.4    87   12.8 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   04 49 15.8   +32 13 32     2.373    2.887  111.6   18.5    87   12.8 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   04 49 41.8   +32 11 02     2.386    2.888  110.7   18.6    87   12.9 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   04 50 09.3   +32 08 34     2.400    2.888  109.8   18.8    87   12.9 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   04 50 38.3   +32 06 09     2.413    2.889  108.9   18.9    86   12.9 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   04 51 08.8   +32 03 47     2.426    2.889  108.1   19.0    86   12.9 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   04 51 40.8   +32 01 27     2.439    2.890  107.2   19.1    86   12.9 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   04 52 14.2   +31 59 10     2.453    2.890  106.3   19.2    86   12.9 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   04 52 49.1   +31 56 55     2.466    2.891  105.4   19.2    86   13.0 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   04 53 25.5   +31 54 43     2.480    2.891  104.6   19.3    86   13.0 

    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.