(472) Roma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Aug 2026	14.2	2.785 AU	2.622 AU	15h05m	-02°04'	88.4°	21.3°
Opposition	18 Aug 2027	12.2	2.548 AU	1.543 AU	22h04m	-20°52'	171.4°	3.4°

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)                : 0.0952979
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5432348
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.81630
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 126.99674
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 295.82557
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 168.46153
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 63.69975
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -14.20148
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.06            
        

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
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   15 05 17.9   -02 04 22     2.622    2.785   88.4   21.3   106   14.2 
2026-08-09 19:50 UT   15 05 53.0   -02 12 14     2.632    2.785   87.9   21.3   106   14.2 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   15 06 00.4   -02 13 54     2.635    2.785   87.7   21.3   106   14.2 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   15 06 43.9   -02 23 26     2.647    2.785   87.0   21.3   106   14.2 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   15 07 28.3   -02 32 58     2.660    2.785   86.3   21.3   105   14.3 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   15 08 13.6   -02 42 31     2.673    2.785   85.6   21.3   105   14.3 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   15 08 59.9   -02 52 03     2.686    2.785   84.9   21.2   105   14.3 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   15 09 47.2   -03 01 35     2.699    2.785   84.2   21.2   105   14.3 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   15 10 35.3   -03 11 07     2.711    2.785   83.5   21.2   104   14.3 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   15 11 24.4   -03 20 39     2.724    2.785   82.8   21.1   104   14.3 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   15 12 14.4   -03 30 10     2.737    2.785   82.1   21.1   104   14.3 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   15 13 05.2   -03 39 41     2.749    2.785   81.4   21.1   104   14.3 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   15 13 56.9   -03 49 11     2.762    2.785   80.7   21.0   103   14.3 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   15 14 49.5   -03 58 40     2.775    2.784   80.1   21.0   103   14.3 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   15 15 42.9   -04 08 08     2.787    2.784   79.4   20.9   103   14.3 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   15 16 37.2   -04 17 36     2.800    2.784   78.7   20.9   103   14.4 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   15 17 32.2   -04 27 02     2.813    2.784   78.0   20.8   103   14.4 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   15 18 28.1   -04 36 28     2.825    2.784   77.3   20.7   102   14.4 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   15 19 24.8   -04 45 52     2.838    2.784   76.7   20.7   102   14.4 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   15 20 22.3   -04 55 15     2.850    2.784   76.0   20.6   102   14.4 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   15 21 20.6   -05 04 37     2.863    2.784   75.3   20.6   102   14.4 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   15 22 19.6   -05 13 57     2.875    2.784   74.6   20.5   101   14.4 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   15 23 19.4   -05 23 16     2.887    2.783   74.0   20.4   101   14.4 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   15 24 20.0   -05 32 34     2.900    2.783   73.3   20.3   101   14.4 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   15 25 21.3   -05 41 50     2.912    2.783   72.7   20.3   101   14.4 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   15 26 23.3   -05 51 04     2.924    2.783   72.0   20.2   101   14.4 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   15 27 26.1   -06 00 17     2.937    2.783   71.3   20.1   100   14.4 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   15 28 29.6   -06 09 28     2.949    2.783   70.7   20.0   100   14.4 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   15 29 33.8   -06 18 38     2.961    2.783   70.0   19.9   100   14.4 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   15 30 38.8   -06 27 45     2.973    2.782   69.4   19.8   100   14.5 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   15 31 44.4   -06 36 51     2.985    2.782   68.7   19.7    99   14.5 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   15 32 50.7   -06 45 55     2.997    2.782   68.1   19.6    99   14.5 

    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.