(94) Aurora
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Sep 2026	13.6	3.033 AU	3.967 AU	09h37m	+18°59'	19.3°	6.3°
Opposition	8 Mar 2027	12.1	3.207 AU	2.216 AU	11h20m	+07°30'	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)                : 0.0972769
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1590582
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.97093
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 2.45294
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 60.61182
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 45.70609
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.82632
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.93977
            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
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   09 37 22.2   +18 59 46     3.967    3.033   19.3    6.3   302   13.6 
2026-09-02 02:16 UT   09 37 30.7   +18 59 02     3.966    3.033   19.4    6.3   302   13.6 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   09 38 51.3   +18 52 02     3.963    3.034   19.9    6.5   302   13.6 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   09 40 20.0   +18 44 18     3.959    3.034   20.4    6.7   301   13.6 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   09 41 48.5   +18 36 33     3.955    3.035   21.0    6.8   301   13.6 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   09 43 16.8   +18 28 47     3.951    3.036   21.6    7.0   301   13.6 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   09 44 44.8   +18 20 60     3.946    3.037   22.2    7.2   301   13.6 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   09 46 12.5   +18 13 12     3.942    3.038   22.8    7.4   300   13.6 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   09 47 39.9   +18 05 24     3.937    3.039   23.4    7.6   300   13.6 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   09 49 07.1   +17 57 35     3.933    3.040   24.0    7.7   300   13.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   09 50 34.0   +17 49 45     3.928    3.041   24.5    7.9   300   13.6 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   09 52 00.6   +17 41 55     3.923    3.042   25.1    8.1   299   13.7 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   09 53 26.9   +17 34 05     3.918    3.043   25.7    8.3   299   13.7 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   09 54 52.9   +17 26 14     3.912    3.043   26.3    8.4   299   13.7 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   09 56 18.6   +17 18 22     3.907    3.044   26.9    8.6   299   13.7 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   09 57 44.1   +17 10 31     3.901    3.045   27.5    8.8   299   13.7 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   09 59 09.2   +17 02 39     3.896    3.046   28.1    8.9   299   13.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   10 00 34.0   +16 54 47     3.890    3.047   28.7    9.1   298   13.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   10 01 58.5   +16 46 55     3.884    3.048   29.3    9.3   298   13.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   10 03 22.7   +16 39 02     3.878    3.049   29.9    9.5   298   13.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   10 04 46.6   +16 31 10     3.872    3.050   30.5    9.6   298   13.7 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   10 06 10.2   +16 23 18     3.865    3.051   31.2    9.8   298   13.7 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   10 07 33.4   +16 15 25     3.859    3.052   31.8   10.0   298   13.7 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   10 08 56.3   +16 07 33     3.852    3.053   32.4   10.1   298   13.7 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   10 10 19.0   +15 59 41     3.845    3.053   33.0   10.3   298   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.