(32) Pomona
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2024	12.2	2.725 AU	1.907 AU	23h05m	+02°02'	135.5°	15.1°
Opposition	3 Sep 2024	11.5	2.748 AU	1.745 AU	22h39m	-00°24'	172.5°	2.7°

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)                : 0.0816254
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5871004
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.52212
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 220.36387
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 338.24629
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 99.45962
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 198.70175
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.04386
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   23 05 04.5   +02 02 07     1.907    2.725  135.5   15.1   240   12.2 
2024-07-27 09:09 UT   23 04 56.9   +02 01 52     1.903    2.726  135.9   15.0   239   12.2 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   23 04 44.1   +02 01 25     1.898    2.726  136.5   14.9   239   12.2 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   23 04 22.3   +02 00 32     1.890    2.727  137.5   14.6   239   12.2 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   23 03 59.2   +01 59 29     1.882    2.727  138.6   14.3   239   12.1 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   23 03 34.7   +01 58 14     1.874    2.728  139.6   14.0   238   12.1 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   23 03 08.9   +01 56 49     1.867    2.729  140.6   13.6   238   12.1 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   23 02 41.9   +01 55 13     1.859    2.729  141.7   13.3   238   12.1 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   23 02 13.5   +01 53 25     1.852    2.730  142.7   13.0   237   12.1 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   23 01 43.9   +01 51 27     1.845    2.730  143.8   12.7   237   12.0 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   23 01 13.0   +01 49 18     1.838    2.731  144.9   12.3   236   12.0 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   23 00 40.9   +01 46 58     1.832    2.732  145.9   12.0   236   12.0 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   23 00 07.7   +01 44 27     1.825    2.732  147.0   11.7   236   12.0 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   22 59 33.3   +01 41 46     1.819    2.733  148.1   11.3   235   12.0 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   22 58 57.7   +01 38 54     1.813    2.733  149.1   11.0   234   11.9 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   22 58 21.1   +01 35 52     1.807    2.734  150.2   10.6   234   11.9 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   22 57 43.4   +01 32 39     1.802    2.735  151.3   10.3   233   11.9 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   22 57 04.7   +01 29 16     1.797    2.735  152.4    9.9   233   11.9 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   22 56 25.0   +01 25 44     1.792    2.736  153.5    9.5   232   11.9 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   22 55 44.4   +01 22 01     1.787    2.736  154.6    9.2   231   11.8 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   22 55 02.8   +01 18 08     1.782    2.737  155.6    8.8   230   11.8 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   22 54 20.4   +01 14 06     1.778    2.738  156.7    8.4   229   11.8 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   22 53 37.2   +01 09 55     1.774    2.738  157.8    8.0   228   11.8 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   22 52 53.1   +01 05 35     1.770    2.739  158.9    7.6   227   11.8 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   22 52 08.4   +01 01 06     1.766    2.739  160.0    7.3   226   11.7 
2024-08-20 00:00 UT   22 51 22.9   +00 56 28     1.763    2.740  161.0    6.9   225   11.7 
2024-08-21 00:00 UT   22 50 36.8   +00 51 42     1.760    2.740  162.1    6.5   223   11.7 
2024-08-22 00:00 UT   22 49 50.1   +00 46 47     1.757    2.741  163.2    6.1   221   11.7 
2024-08-23 00:00 UT   22 49 02.9   +00 41 45     1.755    2.742  164.2    5.8   219   11.7 
2024-08-24 00:00 UT   22 48 15.1   +00 36 34     1.752    2.742  165.2    5.4   217   11.6 
2024-08-25 00:00 UT   22 47 26.8   +00 31 17     1.750    2.743  166.2    5.0   215   11.6 
2024-08-26 00:00 UT   22 46 38.2   +00 25 52     1.749    2.743  167.2    4.7   212   11.6 

    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.