|
(472) Roma |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 30 Oct 2025 | 14.3 | 2.662 AU | 3.534 AU | 13h07m | +03°50' | 24.4° | 8.9° |
| Opposition | 7 May 2026 | 13.0 | 2.774 AU | 1.822 AU | 15h25m | +06°13' | 155.9° | 8.6° |
(472) Roma - 2025-10-30
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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) : 126.99811
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 295.80487
M (Mean anomaly) : 119.86696
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 63.67993
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
2025-10-30 00:00 UT 13 07 56.7 +03 50 14 3.534 2.662 24.4 8.9 316 14.3
2025-10-30 13:06 UT 13 08 49.6 +03 46 07 3.532 2.662 24.7 9.0 316 14.3
2025-10-31 00:00 UT 13 09 33.5 +03 42 43 3.530 2.662 25.0 9.1 316 14.3
2025-11-01 00:00 UT 13 11 10.2 +03 35 15 3.525 2.663 25.5 9.2 315 14.3
2025-11-02 00:00 UT 13 12 46.7 +03 27 51 3.520 2.664 26.0 9.4 315 14.3
2025-11-03 00:00 UT 13 14 23.2 +03 20 30 3.515 2.665 26.6 9.6 314 14.3
2025-11-04 00:00 UT 13 15 59.5 +03 13 12 3.510 2.666 27.1 9.8 314 14.4
2025-11-05 00:00 UT 13 17 35.7 +03 05 57 3.505 2.667 27.7 9.9 313 14.4
2025-11-06 00:00 UT 13 19 11.8 +02 58 46 3.500 2.668 28.2 10.1 313 14.4
2025-11-07 00:00 UT 13 20 47.8 +02 51 39 3.494 2.668 28.8 10.3 312 14.4
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 13 22 23.7 +02 44 35 3.489 2.669 29.3 10.5 312 14.4
2025-11-09 00:00 UT 13 23 59.4 +02 37 35 3.483 2.670 29.9 10.6 311 14.4
2025-11-10 00:00 UT 13 25 35.1 +02 30 38 3.477 2.671 30.4 10.8 311 14.4
2025-11-11 00:00 UT 13 27 10.6 +02 23 45 3.471 2.672 31.0 11.0 310 14.4
2025-11-12 00:00 UT 13 28 46.0 +02 16 56 3.465 2.673 31.6 11.2 310 14.4
2025-11-13 00:00 UT 13 30 21.2 +02 10 11 3.459 2.673 32.1 11.4 310 14.4
2025-11-14 00:00 UT 13 31 56.3 +02 03 30 3.453 2.674 32.7 11.5 309 14.4
2025-11-15 00:00 UT 13 33 31.3 +01 56 53 3.447 2.675 33.2 11.7 309 14.4
2025-11-16 00:00 UT 13 35 06.1 +01 50 20 3.440 2.676 33.8 11.9 309 14.4
2025-11-17 00:00 UT 13 36 40.8 +01 43 51 3.434 2.677 34.4 12.0 308 14.4
2025-11-18 00:00 UT 13 38 15.3 +01 37 26 3.427 2.678 35.0 12.2 308 14.4
2025-11-19 00:00 UT 13 39 49.6 +01 31 06 3.420 2.678 35.5 12.4 307 14.4
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.
