(419) Aurelia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 7 May 2025 | 10.4 | 2.067 AU | 1.059 AU | 15h02m | -17°24' | 178.8° | 0.6° |
Today | 7 Jul 2025 | 11.8 | 1.972 AU | 1.273 AU | 14h46m | -13°44' | 118.5° | 26.9° |
(419) Aurelia - 2025-07-07
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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) : 0.2522674
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.5956570
i (Inclination) : 3.93146
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 229.03358
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 44.29741
M (Mean anomaly) : 331.72537
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 273.26352
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 2.74456
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.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 14 46 24.1 -13 44 38 1.273 1.972 118.5 26.9 109 11.8
2025-07-07 03:35 UT 14 46 30.0 -13 44 51 1.274 1.972 118.4 27.0 109 11.8
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 14 47 04.2 -13 46 08 1.281 1.971 117.8 27.2 108 11.8
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 14 47 46.0 -13 47 48 1.289 1.970 117.0 27.4 108 11.8
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 14 48 29.7 -13 49 38 1.296 1.969 116.2 27.6 108 11.8
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 14 49 15.1 -13 51 36 1.304 1.968 115.4 27.8 108 11.8
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 14 50 02.2 -13 53 44 1.313 1.967 114.7 28.0 108 11.9
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 14 50 51.0 -13 55 60 1.321 1.966 113.9 28.2 108 11.9
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 14 51 41.5 -13 58 24 1.329 1.965 113.2 28.4 108 11.9
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 14 52 33.7 -14 00 57 1.337 1.964 112.4 28.6 108 11.9
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 14 53 27.5 -14 03 37 1.346 1.963 111.7 28.7 108 11.9
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 14 54 22.9 -14 06 26 1.354 1.962 111.0 28.9 108 12.0
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 14 55 20.0 -14 09 22 1.362 1.962 110.3 29.1 108 12.0
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 14 56 18.6 -14 12 26 1.371 1.961 109.5 29.2 107 12.0
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 14 57 18.8 -14 15 37 1.380 1.960 108.8 29.4 107 12.0
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 14 58 20.6 -14 18 55 1.388 1.959 108.1 29.5 107 12.0
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 14 59 24.0 -14 22 20 1.397 1.958 107.4 29.7 107 12.0
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 15 00 28.8 -14 25 52 1.406 1.957 106.8 29.8 107 12.1
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 15 01 35.2 -14 29 30 1.414 1.957 106.1 29.9 107 12.1
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 15 02 43.1 -14 33 14 1.423 1.956 105.4 30.0 107 12.1
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 15 03 52.4 -14 37 05 1.432 1.955 104.7 30.2 107 12.1
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 15 05 03.2 -14 41 01 1.441 1.954 104.1 30.3 107 12.1
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 15 06 15.4 -14 45 03 1.450 1.954 103.4 30.4 107 12.1
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 15 07 29.0 -14 49 09 1.459 1.953 102.8 30.5 106 12.1
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 15 08 44.1 -14 53 22 1.468 1.952 102.1 30.6 106 12.2
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 15 10 00.5 -14 57 38 1.477 1.952 101.5 30.6 106 12.2
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 15 11 18.2 -15 01 60 1.486 1.951 100.8 30.7 106 12.2
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 15 12 37.3 -15 06 26 1.495 1.950 100.2 30.8 106 12.2
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 15 13 57.7 -15 10 56 1.504 1.950 99.6 30.9 106 12.2
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 15 15 19.4 -15 15 29 1.514 1.949 99.0 30.9 106 12.2
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 15 16 42.3 -15 20 07 1.523 1.949 98.4 31.0 105 12.3
2025-08-06 00:00 UT 15 18 06.5 -15 24 48 1.532 1.948 97.7 31.1 105 12.3
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.