(94) Aurora
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Oct 2026	13.7	3.077 AU	3.627 AU	10h44m	+12°38'	49.7°	14.3°
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
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   10 44 01.5   +12 38 59     3.627    3.077   49.7   14.3   296   13.7 
2026-10-21 11:16 UT   10 44 35.5   +12 35 30     3.622    3.078   50.0   14.3   296   13.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   10 45 13.9   +12 31 33     3.617    3.078   50.4   14.4   296   13.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   10 46 25.8   +12 24 09     3.606    3.079   51.0   14.5   296   13.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   10 47 37.2   +12 16 46     3.596    3.080   51.7   14.7   296   13.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   10 48 48.3   +12 09 26     3.586    3.081   52.4   14.8   296   13.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   10 49 58.8   +12 02 07     3.575    3.082   53.1   14.9   296   13.7 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   10 51 08.9   +11 54 51     3.565    3.083   53.7   15.1   296   13.7 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   10 52 18.5   +11 47 36     3.554    3.084   54.4   15.2   295   13.7 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   10 53 27.6   +11 40 24     3.544    3.085   55.1   15.3   295   13.7 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   10 54 36.3   +11 33 14     3.533    3.086   55.8   15.4   295   13.7 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   10 55 44.4   +11 26 06     3.522    3.087   56.5   15.6   295   13.7 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   10 56 52.1   +11 19 01     3.511    3.088   57.2   15.7   295   13.7 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   10 57 59.2   +11 11 58     3.500    3.089   57.9   15.8   295   13.7 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   10 59 05.8   +11 04 58     3.488    3.090   58.6   15.9   295   13.7 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   11 00 12.0   +10 58 00     3.477    3.091   59.3   16.0   295   13.7 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   11 01 17.5   +10 51 05     3.466    3.091   60.0   16.1   295   13.7 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   11 02 22.6   +10 44 13     3.454    3.092   60.7   16.2   295   13.7 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   11 03 27.1   +10 37 24     3.443    3.093   61.4   16.3   295   13.7 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   11 04 31.0   +10 30 37     3.431    3.094   62.1   16.4   295   13.7 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   11 05 34.4   +10 23 54     3.419    3.095   62.9   16.5   295   13.7 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   11 06 37.2   +10 17 14     3.407    3.096   63.6   16.6   295   13.7 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   11 07 39.4   +10 10 37     3.395    3.097   64.3   16.7   295   13.7 
2026-11-12 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 

    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.