(94) Aurora
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Oct 2025	12.7	2.853 AU	2.277 AU	05h43m	+32°30'	115.6°	18.4°
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
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   05 43 52.5   +32 30 35     2.277    2.853  115.6   18.4   264   12.7 
2025-10-16 21:41 UT   05 44 06.2   +32 34 06     2.266    2.853  116.4   18.2   264   12.7 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   05 44 07.5   +32 34 28     2.265    2.853  116.5   18.2   264   12.7 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   05 44 20.9   +32 38 21     2.253    2.853  117.5   18.1   264   12.7 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   05 44 32.6   +32 42 14     2.242    2.853  118.4   17.9   263   12.7 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   05 44 42.6   +32 46 07     2.231    2.854  119.3   17.7   263   12.7 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   05 44 50.9   +32 49 59     2.219    2.854  120.3   17.5   263   12.6 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   05 44 57.4   +32 53 50     2.208    2.854  121.2   17.4   263   12.6 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   05 45 02.2   +32 57 41     2.197    2.854  122.2   17.2   262   12.6 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   05 45 05.3   +33 01 32     2.186    2.854  123.1   17.0   262   12.6 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   05 45 06.5   +33 05 21     2.175    2.854  124.1   16.8   262   12.6 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   05 45 06.0   +33 09 10     2.165    2.854  125.0   16.6   262   12.6 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   05 45 03.8   +33 12 57     2.154    2.854  126.0   16.4   261   12.5 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   05 44 59.7   +33 16 43     2.144    2.854  127.0   16.1   261   12.5 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   05 44 53.9   +33 20 28     2.134    2.855  128.0   15.9   261   12.5 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   05 44 46.3   +33 24 11     2.124    2.855  129.0   15.7   260   12.5 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   05 44 36.8   +33 27 53     2.114    2.855  130.0   15.5   260   12.5 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   05 44 25.6   +33 31 33     2.104    2.855  131.0   15.2   259   12.4 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   05 44 12.6   +33 35 11     2.095    2.855  132.0   15.0   259   12.4 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   05 43 57.8   +33 38 47     2.085    2.855  133.0   14.7   259   12.4 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   05 43 41.3   +33 42 21     2.076    2.855  134.0   14.5   258   12.4 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   05 43 22.9   +33 45 52     2.067    2.856  135.0   14.2   258   12.4 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   05 43 02.8   +33 49 20     2.058    2.856  136.0   13.9   257   12.4 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   05 42 40.9   +33 52 46     2.049    2.856  137.1   13.7   257   12.3 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   05 42 17.2   +33 56 08     2.041    2.856  138.1   13.4   256   12.3 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   05 41 51.8   +33 59 28     2.033    2.856  139.1   13.1   256   12.3 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   05 41 24.6   +34 02 44     2.024    2.856  140.2   12.8   255   12.3 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   05 40 55.8   +34 05 56     2.017    2.857  141.2   12.5   254   12.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   05 40 25.2   +34 09 04     2.009    2.857  142.3   12.2   254   12.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   05 39 52.9   +34 12 08     2.001    2.857  143.3   11.9   253   12.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   05 39 18.9   +34 15 07     1.994    2.857  144.4   11.6   252   12.2 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   05 38 43.3   +34 18 02     1.987    2.857  145.4   11.3   252   12.2 

    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.