|
(32) Pomona |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 27 Jun 2026 | 13.0 | 2.519 AU | 3.447 AU | 07h44m | +17°12' | 20.3° | 8.1° |
| Opposition | 10 Apr 2027 | 10.5 | 2.378 AU | 1.377 AU | 13h10m | -11°02' | 176.7° | 1.4° |
(32) Pomona - 2026-06-27
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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) : 0.0813067
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
2026-06-27 00:00 UT 07 44 39.6 +17 12 02 3.447 2.519 20.3 8.1 111 13.0
2026-06-27 23:17 UT 07 46 25.9 +17 07 39 3.450 2.518 19.9 7.9 111 13.0
2026-06-28 00:00 UT 07 46 29.2 +17 07 30 3.450 2.518 19.8 7.9 111 13.0
2026-06-29 00:00 UT 07 48 18.8 +17 02 54 3.453 2.517 19.3 7.7 112 13.0
2026-06-30 00:00 UT 07 50 08.5 +16 58 12 3.457 2.516 18.8 7.5 112 13.0
2026-07-01 00:00 UT 07 51 58.2 +16 53 25 3.460 2.515 18.3 7.3 113 13.0
2026-07-02 00:00 UT 07 53 47.9 +16 48 33 3.463 2.514 17.8 7.1 113 13.0
2026-07-03 00:00 UT 07 55 37.7 +16 43 35 3.466 2.514 17.4 6.9 114 13.0
2026-07-04 00:00 UT 07 57 27.5 +16 38 33 3.468 2.513 16.9 6.7 115 13.0
2026-07-05 00:00 UT 07 59 17.3 +16 33 26 3.471 2.512 16.4 6.6 115 12.9
2026-07-06 00:00 UT 08 01 07.2 +16 28 14 3.473 2.511 15.9 6.4 116 12.9
2026-07-07 00:00 UT 08 02 57.1 +16 22 56 3.476 2.510 15.4 6.2 116 12.9
2026-07-08 00:00 UT 08 04 47.0 +16 17 34 3.478 2.509 14.9 6.0 117 12.9
2026-07-09 00:00 UT 08 06 36.9 +16 12 07 3.480 2.509 14.4 5.8 118 12.9
2026-07-10 00:00 UT 08 08 26.8 +16 06 34 3.482 2.508 13.9 5.6 118 12.9
2026-07-11 00:00 UT 08 10 16.8 +16 00 57 3.484 2.507 13.5 5.4 119 12.9
2026-07-12 00:00 UT 08 12 06.7 +15 55 15 3.486 2.506 13.0 5.2 120 12.9
2026-07-13 00:00 UT 08 13 56.7 +15 49 27 3.488 2.505 12.5 5.0 121 12.9
2026-07-14 00:00 UT 08 15 46.6 +15 43 35 3.490 2.504 12.0 4.9 122 12.9
2026-07-15 00:00 UT 08 17 36.5 +15 37 38 3.491 2.504 11.6 4.7 123 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.
