|
(32) Pomona |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 23 Aug 2026 | 12.8 | 2.473 AU | 3.465 AU | 09h28m | +10°47' | 9.4° | 3.8° |
| Opposition | 10 Apr 2027 | 10.5 | 2.378 AU | 1.377 AU | 13h10m | -11°02' | 176.7° | 1.4° |
(32) Pomona - 2026-08-23
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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
2026-08-23 00:00 UT 09 28 22.8 +10 47 57 3.465 2.473 9.4 3.8 264 12.8
2026-08-23 00:23 UT 09 28 24.5 +10 47 49 3.465 2.473 9.4 3.8 264 12.8
2026-08-24 00:00 UT 09 30 10.0 +10 39 12 3.462 2.472 9.9 4.0 265 12.8
2026-08-25 00:00 UT 09 31 57.1 +10 30 25 3.459 2.471 10.3 4.2 267 12.8
2026-08-26 00:00 UT 09 33 44.1 +10 21 33 3.456 2.470 10.8 4.4 268 12.8
2026-08-27 00:00 UT 09 35 30.9 +10 12 39 3.453 2.470 11.3 4.6 269 12.8
2026-08-28 00:00 UT 09 37 17.7 +10 03 41 3.449 2.469 11.7 4.8 270 12.8
2026-08-29 00:00 UT 09 39 04.3 +09 54 40 3.446 2.468 12.2 5.0 271 12.8
2026-08-30 00:00 UT 09 40 50.8 +09 45 36 3.442 2.467 12.7 5.2 271 12.8
2026-08-31 00:00 UT 09 42 37.2 +09 36 29 3.439 2.467 13.2 5.3 272 12.8
2026-09-01 00:00 UT 09 44 23.5 +09 27 19 3.435 2.466 13.6 5.5 273 12.8
2026-09-02 00:00 UT 09 46 09.7 +09 18 05 3.431 2.465 14.1 5.7 274 12.8
2026-09-03 00:00 UT 09 47 55.8 +09 08 49 3.427 2.464 14.6 5.9 274 12.9
2026-09-04 00:00 UT 09 49 41.7 +08 59 30 3.423 2.464 15.1 6.1 275 12.9
2026-09-05 00:00 UT 09 51 27.6 +08 50 08 3.419 2.463 15.6 6.3 276 12.9
2026-09-06 00:00 UT 09 53 13.3 +08 40 43 3.415 2.462 16.1 6.5 276 12.9
2026-09-07 00:00 UT 09 54 58.9 +08 31 15 3.411 2.461 16.6 6.7 277 12.9
2026-09-08 00:00 UT 09 56 44.3 +08 21 44 3.406 2.461 17.1 6.9 277 12.9
2026-09-09 00:00 UT 09 58 29.7 +08 12 11 3.402 2.460 17.5 7.1 278 12.9
2026-09-10 00:00 UT 10 00 14.9 +08 02 35 3.397 2.459 18.0 7.3 278 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.
