(472) Roma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Mar 2026	13.8	2.750 AU	2.241 AU	15h46m	+00°06'	110.4°	19.8°
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
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   15 46 33.3   +00 06 25     2.241    2.750  110.4   19.8   276   13.8 
2026-03-07 08:50 UT   15 46 42.1   +00 08 26     2.237    2.750  110.8   19.7   276   13.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   15 46 56.6   +00 11 55     2.230    2.750  111.3   19.6   275   13.8 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   15 47 18.5   +00 17 32     2.218    2.751  112.1   19.5   275   13.8 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   15 47 39.0   +00 23 14     2.207    2.751  113.0   19.4   275   13.8 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   15 47 58.0   +00 29 02     2.196    2.752  113.8   19.3   274   13.7 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   15 48 15.6   +00 34 55     2.185    2.752  114.7   19.1   274   13.7 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   15 48 31.7   +00 40 54     2.174    2.753  115.6   19.0   273   13.7 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   15 48 46.3   +00 46 57     2.163    2.753  116.4   18.9   273   13.7 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   15 48 59.5   +00 53 05     2.152    2.754  117.3   18.7   272   13.7 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   15 49 11.2   +00 59 18     2.141    2.754  118.2   18.6   272   13.7 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 49 21.3   +01 05 36     2.131    2.755  119.0   18.4   271   13.7 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   15 49 29.9   +01 11 58     2.120    2.755  119.9   18.2   271   13.6 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   15 49 37.0   +01 18 24     2.110    2.756  120.8   18.1   270   13.6 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   15 49 42.5   +01 24 53     2.100    2.756  121.7   17.9   270   13.6 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   15 49 46.5   +01 31 27     2.089    2.756  122.6   17.7   269   13.6 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 49 49.0   +01 38 04     2.079    2.757  123.4   17.6   268   13.6 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 49 49.9   +01 44 43     2.070    2.757  124.3   17.4   268   13.6 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   15 49 49.2   +01 51 26     2.060    2.758  125.2   17.2   267   13.5 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   15 49 47.0   +01 58 11     2.050    2.758  126.1   17.0   267   13.5 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   15 49 43.2   +02 04 59     2.041    2.759  127.0   16.8   266   13.5 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   15 49 37.8   +02 11 48     2.032    2.759  127.9   16.6   265   13.5 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   15 49 30.9   +02 18 40     2.023    2.760  128.8   16.4   265   13.5 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   15 49 22.5   +02 25 32     2.014    2.760  129.7   16.2   264   13.5 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   15 49 12.5   +02 32 26     2.005    2.760  130.6   16.0   263   13.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   15 49 00.9   +02 39 21     1.996    2.761  131.4   15.7   262   13.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   15 48 47.8   +02 46 17     1.988    2.761  132.3   15.5   262   13.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   15 48 33.2   +02 53 13     1.979    2.762  133.2   15.3   261   13.4 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   15 48 17.0   +03 00 09     1.971    2.762  134.1   15.1   260   13.4 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   15 47 59.3   +03 07 04     1.963    2.762  135.0   14.8   259   13.4 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   15 47 40.1   +03 13 59     1.956    2.763  135.9   14.6   258   13.3 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   15 47 19.3   +03 20 53     1.948    2.763  136.8   14.4   257   13.3 

    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.