(472) Roma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	7 May 2026	13.0	2.774 AU	1.822 AU	15h25m	+06°13'	155.9°	8.6°
Today	14 Jun 2026	13.4	2.782 AU	1.986 AU	14h57m	+05°31'	133.3°	15.4°

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
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   14 57 09.6   +05 31 06     1.986    2.782  133.3   15.4   129   13.4 
2026-06-14 16:26 UT   14 56 50.4   +05 27 33     1.991    2.782  132.7   15.6   129   13.4 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   14 56 41.7   +05 25 54     1.994    2.782  132.5   15.6   129   13.4 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   14 56 15.1   +05 20 31     2.003    2.783  131.6   15.8   128   13.5 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   14 55 49.9   +05 14 58     2.011    2.783  130.7   16.1   127   13.5 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   14 55 26.1   +05 09 15     2.020    2.783  129.9   16.3   126   13.5 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   14 55 03.6   +05 03 23     2.029    2.783  129.0   16.5   126   13.5 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   14 54 42.5   +04 57 20     2.039    2.783  128.1   16.7   125   13.5 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   14 54 22.8   +04 51 09     2.048    2.783  127.3   16.9   124   13.5 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   14 54 04.5   +04 44 49     2.057    2.783  126.4   17.1   124   13.6 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   14 53 47.6   +04 38 20     2.067    2.784  125.5   17.3   123   13.6 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   14 53 32.1   +04 31 43     2.077    2.784  124.7   17.5   123   13.6 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   14 53 18.0   +04 24 57     2.087    2.784  123.8   17.7   122   13.6 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   14 53 05.3   +04 18 04     2.097    2.784  123.0   17.8   122   13.6 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   14 52 54.0   +04 11 02     2.107    2.784  122.1   18.0   121   13.6 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   14 52 44.1   +04 03 54     2.117    2.784  121.3   18.2   120   13.7 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   14 52 35.5   +03 56 38     2.128    2.784  120.4   18.3   120   13.7 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   14 52 28.4   +03 49 15     2.138    2.784  119.6   18.5   119   13.7 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   14 52 22.7   +03 41 46     2.149    2.784  118.7   18.7   119   13.7 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   14 52 18.3   +03 34 10     2.160    2.785  117.9   18.8   119   13.7 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   14 52 15.4   +03 26 28     2.171    2.785  117.1   19.0   118   13.7 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   14 52 13.8   +03 18 39     2.182    2.785  116.2   19.1   118   13.8 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   14 52 13.6   +03 10 45     2.193    2.785  115.4   19.3   117   13.8 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   14 52 14.7   +03 02 45     2.204    2.785  114.6   19.4   117   13.8 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   14 52 17.2   +02 54 39     2.215    2.785  113.8   19.5   116   13.8 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   14 52 21.0   +02 46 29     2.227    2.785  112.9   19.6   116   13.8 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   14 52 26.2   +02 38 13     2.238    2.785  112.1   19.8   116   13.8 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   14 52 32.7   +02 29 52     2.250    2.785  111.3   19.9   115   13.9 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   14 52 40.5   +02 21 26     2.261    2.785  110.5   20.0   115   13.9 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   14 52 49.7   +02 12 56     2.273    2.785  109.7   20.1   114   13.9 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   14 53 00.2   +02 04 21     2.285    2.785  108.9   20.2   114   13.9 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   14 53 12.0   +01 55 42     2.297    2.785  108.1   20.3   114   13.9 

    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.