(94) Aurora
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Nov 2026	13.7	3.097 AU	3.395 AU	11h07m	+10°10'	64.3°	16.7°
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
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   11 07 39.4   +10 10 37     3.395    3.097   64.3   16.7   295   13.7 
2026-11-11 11:33 UT   11 08 09.1   +10 07 27     3.389    3.098   64.6   16.8   295   13.7 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   11 08 41.0   +10 04 03     3.383    3.098   65.0   16.8   295   13.7 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   11 09 42.0   +09 57 32     3.371    3.099   65.8   16.9   295   13.7 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   11 10 42.4   +09 51 05     3.359    3.100   66.5   17.0   295   13.7 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   11 11 42.2   +09 44 42     3.347    3.101   67.2   17.1   295   13.7 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   11 12 41.3   +09 38 22     3.334    3.102   68.0   17.2   295   13.7 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   11 13 39.9   +09 32 05     3.322    3.103   68.7   17.3   295   13.7 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   11 14 37.7   +09 25 52     3.309    3.104   69.5   17.4   295   13.7 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   11 15 35.0   +09 19 43     3.297    3.105   70.2   17.4   295   13.7 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   11 16 31.5   +09 13 38     3.284    3.106   71.0   17.5   295   13.7 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   11 17 27.4   +09 07 36     3.272    3.107   71.7   17.6   294   13.7 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   11 18 22.7   +09 01 39     3.259    3.107   72.5   17.6   294   13.7 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   11 19 17.2   +08 55 45     3.246    3.108   73.2   17.7   294   13.6 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   11 20 11.0   +08 49 56     3.233    3.109   74.0   17.8   294   13.6 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   11 21 04.2   +08 44 10     3.220    3.110   74.8   17.8   294   13.6 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   11 21 56.6   +08 38 29     3.207    3.111   75.5   17.9   294   13.6 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   11 22 48.3   +08 32 52     3.194    3.112   76.3   17.9   294   13.6 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   11 23 39.3   +08 27 20     3.181    3.113   77.1   18.0   294   13.6 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   11 24 29.5   +08 21 52     3.168    3.114   77.9   18.0   294   13.6 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   11 25 19.0   +08 16 28     3.155    3.115   78.7   18.1   294   13.6 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   11 26 07.7   +08 11 09     3.142    3.116   79.4   18.1   294   13.6 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   11 26 55.6   +08 05 55     3.129    3.117   80.2   18.2   294   13.6 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   11 27 42.7   +08 00 46     3.115    3.118   81.0   18.2   294   13.6 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   11 28 29.0   +07 55 41     3.102    3.119   81.8   18.2   294   13.6 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   11 29 14.5   +07 50 42     3.089    3.120   82.7   18.3   294   13.6 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   11 29 59.2   +07 45 47     3.075    3.121   83.5   18.3   294   13.6 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   11 30 43.0   +07 40 58     3.062    3.122   84.3   18.3   294   13.5 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   11 31 25.9   +07 36 14     3.049    3.123   85.1   18.3   294   13.5 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   11 32 08.0   +07 31 35     3.035    3.124   85.9   18.3   294   13.5 
2026-12-10 00:00 UT   11 32 49.2   +07 27 02     3.022    3.124   86.7   18.3   294   13.5 
2026-12-11 00:00 UT   11 33 29.5   +07 22 34     3.008    3.125   87.6   18.3   294   13.5 

    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.