(32) Pomona
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 May 2026	13.2	2.555 AU	3.208 AU	06h29m	+19°04'	42.4°	15.5°
Opposition	10 Apr 2027	10.5	2.378 AU	1.377 AU	13h10m	-11°02'	176.7°	1.4°

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 Pomona are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0813067
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5878478
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.52082
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 220.35660
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 337.85851
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 242.00564
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 198.30795
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.07801
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.16            
        

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
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   06 29 50.2   +19 04 12     3.208    2.555   42.4   15.5    98   13.2 
2026-05-16 18:26 UT   06 31 09.0   +19 03 30     3.214    2.554   42.0   15.4    98   13.2 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   06 31 32.9   +19 03 16     3.216    2.554   41.9   15.3    98   13.2 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   06 33 15.8   +19 02 16     3.223    2.553   41.3   15.2    98   13.2 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   06 34 59.0   +19 01 10     3.231    2.552   40.8   15.0    98   13.2 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   06 36 42.5   +18 59 59     3.239    2.551   40.2   14.8    99   13.2 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   06 38 26.3   +18 58 43     3.246    2.550   39.7   14.7    99   13.2 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   06 40 10.4   +18 57 23     3.253    2.549   39.1   14.5    99   13.2 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   06 41 54.7   +18 55 57     3.260    2.549   38.6   14.3    99   13.2 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   06 43 39.2   +18 54 27     3.268    2.548   38.0   14.2   100   13.2 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   06 45 24.0   +18 52 51     3.275    2.547   37.5   14.0   100   13.2 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   06 47 09.1   +18 51 10     3.281    2.546   37.0   13.8   100   13.2 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   06 48 54.3   +18 49 25     3.288    2.545   36.4   13.7   100   13.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   06 50 39.8   +18 47 34     3.295    2.544   35.9   13.5   101   13.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   06 52 25.5   +18 45 38     3.302    2.543   35.3   13.3   101   13.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   06 54 11.4   +18 43 37     3.308    2.543   34.8   13.2   101   13.1 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   06 55 57.5   +18 41 31     3.314    2.542   34.3   13.0   102   13.1 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   06 57 43.8   +18 39 20     3.321    2.541   33.7   12.8   102   13.1 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   06 59 30.3   +18 37 03     3.327    2.540   33.2   12.6   102   13.1 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   07 01 17.0   +18 34 42     3.333    2.539   32.7   12.5   102   13.1 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   07 03 03.9   +18 32 15     3.339    2.538   32.2   12.3   103   13.1 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   07 04 50.9   +18 29 44     3.345    2.537   31.6   12.1   103   13.1 

    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.