|
(32) Pomona |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 1 Nov 2026 | 13.0 | 2.426 AU | 3.018 AU | 11h27m | -00°52' | 45.4° | 16.9° |
| Opposition | 10 Apr 2027 | 10.5 | 2.380 AU | 1.379 AU | 13h10m | -10°59' | 176.7° | 1.4° |
(32) Pomona - 2026-11-01
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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 Pomona are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.0808995
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.5890543
i (Inclination) : 5.51813
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 220.31290
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 337.57937
M (Mean anomaly) : 289.62498
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 197.98595
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -2.10185
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.17
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
2026-11-01 00:00 UT 11 27 47.3 +00 52 27 3.018 2.426 45.4 16.9 289 13.0
2026-11-01 05:27 UT 11 28 09.1 +00 54 50 3.016 2.426 45.5 17.0 289 13.0
2026-11-02 00:00 UT 11 29 23.4 -01 02 58 3.008 2.426 46.0 17.1 289 13.0
2026-11-03 00:00 UT 11 30 59.2 -01 13 28 2.999 2.425 46.5 17.3 289 13.0
2026-11-04 00:00 UT 11 32 34.8 -01 23 58 2.989 2.425 47.1 17.4 290 13.0
2026-11-05 00:00 UT 11 34 10.2 -01 34 27 2.979 2.424 47.6 17.6 290 13.0
2026-11-06 00:00 UT 11 35 45.3 -01 44 55 2.969 2.423 48.2 17.8 290 13.0
2026-11-07 00:00 UT 11 37 20.2 -01 55 22 2.958 2.423 48.8 17.9 290 13.0
2026-11-08 00:00 UT 11 38 54.8 -02 05 48 2.948 2.422 49.3 18.1 290 13.0
2026-11-09 00:00 UT 11 40 29.2 -02 16 13 2.938 2.422 49.9 18.2 290 13.0
2026-11-10 00:00 UT 11 42 03.3 -02 26 37 2.928 2.421 50.5 18.4 290 13.0
2026-11-11 00:00 UT 11 43 37.1 -02 36 60 2.917 2.421 51.1 18.6 290 12.9
2026-11-12 00:00 UT 11 45 10.7 -02 47 21 2.907 2.420 51.6 18.7 290 12.9
2026-11-13 00:00 UT 11 46 43.9 -02 57 41 2.896 2.420 52.2 18.9 290 12.9
2026-11-14 00:00 UT 11 48 16.9 -03 07 59 2.885 2.419 52.8 19.0 290 12.9
2026-11-15 00:00 UT 11 49 49.6 -03 18 16 2.874 2.418 53.4 19.2 290 12.9
2026-11-16 00:00 UT 11 51 22.1 -03 28 31 2.864 2.418 54.0 19.3 291 12.9
2026-11-17 00:00 UT 11 52 54.2 -03 38 45 2.853 2.417 54.6 19.5 291 12.9
2026-11-18 00:00 UT 11 54 26.0 -03 48 56 2.842 2.417 55.1 19.6 291 12.9
2026-11-19 00:00 UT 11 55 57.5 -03 59 06 2.831 2.416 55.7 19.8 291 12.9
2026-11-20 00:00 UT 11 57 28.7 -04 09 14 2.820 2.416 56.3 19.9 291 12.9
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.
