(472) Roma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Nov 2025	14.4	2.676 AU	3.440 AU	13h35m	+01°50'	33.8°	11.9°
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) : 126.99811
            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
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   13 35 06.1   +01 50 20     3.440    2.676   33.8   11.9   309   14.4 
2025-11-16 04:30 UT   13 35 23.8   +01 49 06     3.439    2.676   33.9   11.9   308   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 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   13 41 23.8   +01 24 50     3.413    2.679   36.1   12.6   307   14.4 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   13 42 57.8   +01 18 39     3.406    2.680   36.7   12.7   307   14.4 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   13 44 31.7   +01 12 32     3.399    2.681   37.3   12.9   306   14.4 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   13 46 05.3   +01 06 30     3.392    2.682   37.9   13.1   306   14.4 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   13 47 38.8   +01 00 32     3.384    2.682   38.4   13.2   306   14.4 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   13 49 12.1   +00 54 39     3.377    2.683   39.0   13.4   305   14.4 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   13 50 45.2   +00 48 51     3.369    2.684   39.6   13.6   305   14.4 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   13 52 18.1   +00 43 07     3.362    2.685   40.2   13.7   305   14.4 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   13 53 50.7   +00 37 29     3.354    2.686   40.8   13.9   305   14.4 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   13 55 23.2   +00 31 55     3.346    2.686   41.4   14.1   304   14.4 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   13 56 55.5   +00 26 27     3.338    2.687   42.0   14.2   304   14.4 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   13 58 27.5   +00 21 03     3.330    2.688   42.6   14.4   304   14.4 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   13 59 59.3   +00 15 45     3.321    2.689   43.2   14.5   303   14.4 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   14 01 30.9   +00 10 31     3.313    2.689   43.8   14.7   303   14.4 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   14 03 02.2   +00 05 23     3.305    2.690   44.4   14.9   303   14.4 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   14 04 33.3   +00 00 20     3.296    2.691   45.0   15.0   302   14.4 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   14 06 04.2   +00 04 38     3.287    2.692   45.6   15.2   302   14.4 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   14 07 34.8   +00 09 30     3.279    2.693   46.2   15.3   302   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.