(32) Pomona
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	7 Dec 2025	11.3	2.687 AU	1.705 AU	05h02m	+17°41'	174.9°	1.9°
Today	20 Jan 2026	12.2	2.654 AU	1.922 AU	04h31m	+16°24'	129.0°	16.8°

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 Pomona are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0813067
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5878478
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.52082
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 220.35660
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 337.85852
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 242.00563
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 198.30796
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.07801
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.16            
        

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
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   04 31 35.9   +16 24 37     1.922    2.654  129.0   16.8    77   12.2 
2026-01-20 07:04 UT   04 31 32.8   +16 24 39     1.925    2.653  128.7   16.8    77   12.2 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   04 31 25.9   +16 24 46     1.932    2.653  127.9   17.0    77   12.2 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   04 31 17.8   +16 24 59     1.942    2.652  126.9   17.3    77   12.2 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   04 31 11.4   +16 25 18     1.952    2.651  125.8   17.5    77   12.2 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   04 31 06.7   +16 25 42     1.962    2.650  124.8   17.8    78   12.3 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   04 31 03.8   +16 26 11     1.972    2.650  123.8   18.0    78   12.3 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   04 31 02.6   +16 26 46     1.983    2.649  122.8   18.2    78   12.3 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   04 31 03.2   +16 27 25     1.994    2.648  121.8   18.4    78   12.3 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   04 31 05.4   +16 28 09     2.004    2.647  120.8   18.6    78   12.3 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   04 31 09.4   +16 28 58     2.015    2.646  119.8   18.8    78   12.4 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   04 31 15.1   +16 29 51     2.026    2.645  118.8   19.0    78   12.4 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   04 31 22.5   +16 30 49     2.037    2.645  117.8   19.2    79   12.4 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   04 31 31.5   +16 31 51     2.048    2.644  116.9   19.4    79   12.4 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   04 31 42.2   +16 32 58     2.060    2.643  115.9   19.6    79   12.4 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   04 31 54.5   +16 34 09     2.071    2.642  114.9   19.8    79   12.4 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   04 32 08.5   +16 35 24     2.082    2.641  114.0   19.9    79   12.5 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   04 32 24.1   +16 36 43     2.094    2.641  113.0   20.1    79   12.5 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   04 32 41.2   +16 38 06     2.106    2.640  112.1   20.2    79   12.5 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   04 32 60.0   +16 39 32     2.117    2.639  111.2   20.4    79   12.5 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   04 33 20.3   +16 41 03     2.129    2.638  110.3   20.5    80   12.5 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   04 33 42.2   +16 42 37     2.141    2.637  109.3   20.7    80   12.5 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   04 34 05.6   +16 44 14     2.153    2.636  108.4   20.8    80   12.6 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   04 34 30.6   +16 45 55     2.165    2.636  107.5   20.9    80   12.6 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   04 34 57.1   +16 47 39     2.177    2.635  106.6   21.0    80   12.6 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   04 35 25.0   +16 49 26     2.189    2.634  105.7   21.1    80   12.6 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   04 35 54.5   +16 51 16     2.201    2.633  104.8   21.3    80   12.6 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   04 36 25.4   +16 53 09     2.213    2.632  104.0   21.4    81   12.6 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   04 36 57.8   +16 55 05     2.225    2.631  103.1   21.4    81   12.6 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   04 37 31.7   +16 57 03     2.238    2.631  102.2   21.5    81   12.7 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   04 38 06.9   +16 59 04     2.250    2.630  101.4   21.6    81   12.7 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   04 38 43.5   +17 01 08     2.262    2.629  100.5   21.7    81   12.7 

    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.