(419) Aurelia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Jul 2026	13.8	2.584 AU	2.689 AU	02h24m	+16°25'	73.1°	22.1°
Opposition	2 Nov 2026	12.3	2.860 AU	1.867 AU	02h28m	+15°41'	179.0°	0.3°

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 Aurelia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2522591
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5953300
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.93150
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 229.02497
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 44.25410
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 66.04061
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 273.21160
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.74246
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.18            
        

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
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   02 24 06.5   +16 25 30     2.689    2.584   73.1   22.1   252   13.8 
2026-07-15 23:43 UT   02 25 13.5   +16 30 44     2.679    2.586   73.8   22.2   252   13.8 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   02 25 14.3   +16 30 48     2.679    2.586   73.8   22.2   252   13.8 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   02 26 21.3   +16 36 01     2.669    2.589   74.5   22.2   252   13.8 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   02 27 27.5   +16 41 08     2.659    2.592   75.1   22.3   252   13.8 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   02 28 33.0   +16 46 10     2.649    2.594   75.8   22.3   252   13.8 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   02 29 37.6   +16 51 06     2.639    2.597   76.5   22.4   252   13.8 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   02 30 41.5   +16 55 58     2.629    2.600   77.2   22.4   252   13.8 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   02 31 44.5   +17 00 44     2.619    2.603   77.9   22.4   252   13.8 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   02 32 46.6   +17 05 24     2.609    2.605   78.6   22.5   252   13.8 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   02 33 47.9   +17 09 59     2.599    2.608   79.3   22.5   252   13.8 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   02 34 48.4   +17 14 29     2.588    2.611   80.0   22.5   252   13.8 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   02 35 47.9   +17 18 53     2.578    2.613   80.7   22.6   252   13.8 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   02 36 46.6   +17 23 12     2.568    2.616   81.4   22.6   252   13.8 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   02 37 44.4   +17 27 26     2.557    2.619   82.1   22.6   252   13.8 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   02 38 41.2   +17 31 34     2.547    2.621   82.8   22.6   252   13.8 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   02 39 37.1   +17 35 36     2.536    2.624   83.5   22.6   252   13.8 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   02 40 32.1   +17 39 33     2.526    2.627   84.3   22.6   252   13.8 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   02 41 26.0   +17 43 24     2.516    2.629   85.0   22.6   253   13.7 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   02 42 19.0   +17 47 10     2.505    2.632   85.7   22.6   253   13.7 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   02 43 11.0   +17 50 50     2.494    2.635   86.5   22.6   253   13.7 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   02 44 02.0   +17 54 24     2.484    2.637   87.2   22.6   253   13.7 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   02 44 52.0   +17 57 53     2.473    2.640   88.0   22.6   253   13.7 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   02 45 40.9   +18 01 16     2.463    2.642   88.7   22.6   253   13.7 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   02 46 28.7   +18 04 33     2.452    2.645   89.5   22.5   253   13.7 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   02 47 15.4   +18 07 44     2.441    2.648   90.3   22.5   253   13.7 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   02 48 01.1   +18 10 50     2.431    2.650   91.0   22.5   253   13.7 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   02 48 45.5   +18 13 49     2.420    2.653   91.8   22.5   253   13.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   02 49 28.9   +18 16 43     2.409    2.656   92.6   22.4   253   13.7 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   02 50 11.1   +18 19 30     2.399    2.658   93.4   22.4   253   13.7 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   02 50 52.0   +18 22 12     2.388    2.661   94.2   22.3   253   13.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   02 51 31.8   +18 24 47     2.377    2.663   95.0   22.3   253   13.6 

    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.