(32) Pomona
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Mar 2026	13.0	2.607 AU	2.586 AU	05h01m	+18°01'	80.1°	22.1°
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
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   05 01 48.3   +18 01 17     2.586    2.607   80.1   22.1    85   13.0 
2026-03-17 18:10 UT   05 02 39.5   +18 03 02     2.595    2.606   79.6   22.1    85   13.0 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   05 02 56.1   +18 03 36     2.598    2.606   79.4   22.0    85   13.0 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   05 04 04.8   +18 05 55     2.611    2.605   78.7   22.0    85   13.0 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   05 05 14.4   +18 08 13     2.623    2.604   78.0   22.0    86   13.0 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   05 06 24.9   +18 10 29     2.635    2.603   77.3   21.9    86   13.0 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   05 07 36.3   +18 12 44     2.647    2.603   76.6   21.9    86   13.0 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   05 08 48.6   +18 14 58     2.659    2.602   75.9   21.8    86   13.0 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   05 10 01.7   +18 17 11     2.671    2.601   75.2   21.7    86   13.0 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   05 11 15.7   +18 19 21     2.683    2.600   74.5   21.7    86   13.0 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   05 12 30.5   +18 21 30     2.695    2.599   73.8   21.6    87   13.0 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   05 13 46.2   +18 23 38     2.707    2.598   73.1   21.6    87   13.0 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   05 15 02.6   +18 25 43     2.718    2.597   72.4   21.5    87   13.0 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   05 16 19.8   +18 27 46     2.730    2.596   71.7   21.4    87   13.0 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   05 17 37.8   +18 29 48     2.742    2.596   71.1   21.3    87   13.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   05 18 56.5   +18 31 47     2.754    2.595   70.4   21.3    88   13.1 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   05 20 16.0   +18 33 44     2.765    2.594   69.7   21.2    88   13.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   05 21 36.2   +18 35 38     2.777    2.593   69.0   21.1    88   13.1 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   05 22 57.1   +18 37 31     2.788    2.592   68.4   21.0    88   13.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   05 24 18.7   +18 39 21     2.799    2.591   67.7   20.9    88   13.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   05 25 41.0   +18 41 08     2.811    2.590   67.1   20.8    88   13.1 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   05 27 04.0   +18 42 53     2.822    2.590   66.4   20.7    89   13.1 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   05 28 27.7   +18 44 35     2.833    2.589   65.8   20.6    89   13.1 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   05 29 52.0   +18 46 14     2.844    2.588   65.1   20.5    89   13.1 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   05 31 17.0   +18 47 50     2.855    2.587   64.5   20.4    89   13.1 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   05 32 42.7   +18 49 24     2.866    2.586   63.8   20.3    89   13.1 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   05 34 09.0   +18 50 55     2.877    2.585   63.2   20.2    90   13.1 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   05 35 35.9   +18 52 22     2.888    2.584   62.6   20.1    90   13.1 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   05 37 03.4   +18 53 46     2.899    2.583   61.9   20.0    90   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.