(472) Roma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2026	13.9	2.785 AU	2.273 AU	14h52m	+02°12'	109.7°	20.1°
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
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   14 52 49.7   +02 12 56     2.273    2.785  109.7   20.1   114   13.9 
2026-07-12 19:36 UT   14 52 58.2   +02 05 56     2.283    2.785  109.0   20.2   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 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   14 53 25.1   +01 46 60     2.309    2.785  107.3   20.4   113   13.9 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   14 53 39.4   +01 38 13     2.321    2.785  106.5   20.5   113   13.9 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   14 53 55.1   +01 29 23     2.333    2.785  105.7   20.6   113   14.0 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   14 54 12.0   +01 20 29     2.345    2.785  104.9   20.6   112   14.0 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   14 54 30.2   +01 11 32     2.357    2.785  104.1   20.7   112   14.0 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   14 54 49.6   +01 02 32     2.370    2.786  103.3   20.8   112   14.0 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   14 55 10.3   +00 53 29     2.382    2.786  102.6   20.9   111   14.0 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   14 55 32.1   +00 44 24     2.394    2.786  101.8   20.9   111   14.0 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   14 55 55.2   +00 35 15     2.407    2.786  101.0   21.0   111   14.0 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   14 56 19.4   +00 26 05     2.419    2.786  100.3   21.0   110   14.0 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   14 56 44.8   +00 16 52     2.432    2.786   99.5   21.1   110   14.1 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   14 57 11.4   +00 07 37     2.444    2.786   98.7   21.1   110   14.1 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   14 57 39.1   +00 01 40     2.457    2.786   98.0   21.2   110   14.1 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   14 58 08.0   +00 10 58     2.469    2.786   97.2   21.2   109   14.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   14 58 38.0   +00 20 19     2.482    2.786   96.5   21.2   109   14.1 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   14 59 09.0   +00 29 41     2.494    2.786   95.7   21.3   109   14.1 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   14 59 41.2   +00 39 04     2.507    2.786   95.0   21.3   108   14.1 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   15 00 14.4   +00 48 29     2.520    2.786   94.3   21.3   108   14.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   15 00 48.8   +00 57 55     2.532    2.786   93.5   21.3   108   14.2 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   15 01 24.1   -01 07 22     2.545    2.785   92.8   21.3   108   14.2 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   15 02 00.5   -01 16 50     2.558    2.785   92.1   21.3   107   14.2 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   15 02 38.0   -01 26 19     2.571    2.785   91.3   21.4   107   14.2 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   15 03 16.5   -01 35 49     2.583    2.785   90.6   21.4   107   14.2 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   15 03 56.0   -01 45 19     2.596    2.785   89.9   21.4   107   14.2 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   15 04 36.4   -01 54 50     2.609    2.785   89.2   21.3   106   14.2 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   15 05 17.9   -02 04 22     2.622    2.785   88.4   21.3   106   14.2 
2026-08-10 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 

    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.