(472) Roma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Feb 2026	14.2	2.733 AU	2.622 AU	15h24m	-01°48'	85.8°	21.1°
Opposition	7 May 2026	13.0	2.774 AU	1.822 AU	15h25m	+06°13'	155.9°	8.6°

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 Roma are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0954580
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5428848
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.81633
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 126.99812
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 295.80487
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 119.86696
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 63.67994
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -14.20405
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.05            
        

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
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   15 24 20.8   -01 48 50     2.622    2.733   85.8   21.1   286   14.2 
2026-02-04 05:56 UT   15 24 35.5   -01 48 23     2.619    2.733   86.0   21.1   286   14.2 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   15 25 19.8   -01 46 57     2.609    2.733   86.6   21.1   286   14.2 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   15 26 17.8   -01 44 56     2.597    2.734   87.3   21.1   286   14.2 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   15 27 15.0   -01 42 48     2.584    2.735   88.1   21.1   285   14.1 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   15 28 11.2   -01 40 32     2.571    2.735   88.8   21.1   285   14.1 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   15 29 06.4   -01 38 08     2.559    2.736   89.6   21.1   285   14.1 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   15 30 00.7   -01 35 37     2.546    2.736   90.3   21.1   285   14.1 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   15 30 54.0   -01 32 59     2.534    2.737   91.1   21.1   284   14.1 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   15 31 46.3   -01 30 13     2.521    2.738   91.9   21.1   284   14.1 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   15 32 37.6   -01 27 19     2.509    2.738   92.6   21.1   284   14.1 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   15 33 27.8   -01 24 18     2.496    2.739   93.4   21.1   283   14.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   15 34 17.0   -01 21 09     2.484    2.739   94.2   21.1   283   14.1 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   15 35 05.1   -01 17 53     2.471    2.740   95.0   21.1   283   14.0 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   15 35 52.1   -01 14 29     2.459    2.740   95.8   21.0   282   14.0 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   15 36 38.0   -01 10 59     2.446    2.741   96.6   21.0   282   14.0 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   15 37 22.8   -01 07 20     2.434    2.741   97.3   21.0   282   14.0 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   15 38 06.4   -01 03 35     2.421    2.742   98.1   20.9   281   14.0 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   15 38 48.9   +00 59 42     2.409    2.743   98.9   20.9   281   14.0 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   15 39 30.2   +00 55 43     2.397    2.743   99.7   20.8   281   14.0 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   15 40 10.3   +00 51 36     2.384    2.744  100.5   20.8   280   14.0 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   15 40 49.1   +00 47 22     2.372    2.744  101.3   20.7   280   13.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   15 41 26.8   +00 43 02     2.360    2.745  102.2   20.6   280   13.9 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   15 42 03.3   +00 38 34     2.348    2.745  103.0   20.6   279   13.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   15 42 38.5   +00 34 00     2.336    2.746  103.8   20.5   279   13.9 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   15 43 12.4   +00 29 20     2.324    2.746  104.6   20.4   279   13.9 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   15 43 45.0   +00 24 32     2.312    2.747  105.4   20.3   278   13.9 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   15 44 16.4   +00 19 39     2.300    2.747  106.3   20.3   278   13.9 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   15 44 46.5   +00 14 38     2.288    2.748  107.1   20.2   277   13.9 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   15 45 15.2   +00 09 32     2.276    2.748  107.9   20.1   277   13.8 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   15 45 42.6   +00 04 19     2.265    2.749  108.8   20.0   277   13.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   15 46 08.7   +00 00 60     2.253    2.749  109.6   19.9   276   13.8 

    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.