(472) Roma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Apr 2024	13.8	2.321 AU	3.293 AU	02h23m	+02°34'	12.3°	5.3°
Opposition	16 Jan 2025	11.8	2.382 AU	1.400 AU	07h50m	+15°51'	174.9°	2.1°

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)                : 0.0955244
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5430315
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.81015
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 127.05144
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 296.43001
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 284.85004
            Epoch                           : 2023 Sep 13

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 64.37234
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -14.12120
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-04-19 00:00 UT   02 23 51.6   +02 34 45     3.293    2.321   12.3    5.3   135   13.8 
2024-04-19 05:43 UT   02 24 18.6   +02 37 09     3.293    2.321   12.3    5.3   135   13.8 
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   02 25 44.8   +02 44 51     3.294    2.321   12.1    5.2   137   13.7 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   02 27 38.1   +02 54 55     3.294    2.320   11.9    5.1   139   13.7 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   02 29 31.6   +03 04 54     3.295    2.320   11.8    5.1   141   13.7 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   02 31 25.2   +03 14 50     3.296    2.320   11.6    5.0   143   13.7 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   02 33 18.9   +03 24 42     3.296    2.319   11.5    4.9   146   13.7 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   02 35 12.8   +03 34 31     3.297    2.319   11.3    4.9   148   13.7 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   02 37 06.8   +03 44 16     3.297    2.318   11.2    4.9   151   13.7 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   02 39 00.9   +03 53 57     3.297    2.318   11.2    4.8   153   13.7 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   02 40 55.2   +04 03 34     3.297    2.317   11.1    4.8   155   13.7 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   02 42 49.6   +04 13 07     3.297    2.317   11.1    4.8   158   13.7 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   02 44 44.1   +04 22 36     3.297    2.317   11.0    4.8   161   13.7 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   02 46 38.8   +04 32 01     3.297    2.316   11.0    4.8   163   13.7 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   02 48 33.6   +04 41 22     3.297    2.316   11.0    4.8   166   13.7 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   02 50 28.5   +04 50 38     3.297    2.315   11.1    4.8   168   13.7 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   02 52 23.5   +04 59 51     3.296    2.315   11.1    4.8   171   13.7 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   02 54 18.7   +05 08 59     3.296    2.315   11.2    4.8   173   13.7 

    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.