(94) Aurora Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1867 by J. C. Watson at Ann Arbor.
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Where Aurora is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aurora is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 94 |
| Provisional designation | A867 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 205 km (#27 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0395 |
| Rotation period | 7.22 hours |
| Spectral type | CP |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.7 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0973 |
| Inclination | 7.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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