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Minor Planet Center

(32) Pomona

Orbital Elements

The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 27086:
   (32) Pomona
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   Goffin
M   3.64580              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23691272     Peri.  339.50993     -0.93798571     +0.34095541
a   2.5866865      Node   220.59815     -0.30314055     -0.89442629
e   0.0818857      Incl.    5.52970     -0.16819218     -0.28939769
P   4.16           H    7.56          G   0.15           U   1
From 524 observations at 81 oppositions, 1854-1993, mean residual 1".05.
An explanation of the orbital elements is available.

These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.


Ephemeris

The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days. A daily ephemeris covering the same time interval is also available.

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
 
2002 02 05    13 12.26   -12 52.3    1.805    2.387   114.3    22.1    11.8
2002 02 10    13 14.14   -13 04.8    1.747    2.385   118.9    21.2    11.7
2002 02 15    13 15.37   -13 12.8    1.691    2.384   123.6    20.2    11.6
2002 02 20    13 15.92   -13 16.0    1.638    2.382   128.5    19.0    11.5
2002 02 25    13 15.77   -13 14.2    1.589    2.381   133.5    17.5    11.4
2002 03 02    13 14.92   -13 07.2    1.544    2.380   138.7    15.9    11.3
2002 03 07    13 13.39   -12 54.9    1.503    2.379   144.1    14.2    11.1
2002 03 12    13 11.21   -12 37.3    1.467    2.378   149.7    12.2    11.0
2002 03 17    13 08.44   -12 14.5    1.437    2.377   155.3    10.1    10.9
2002 03 22    13 05.16   -11 46.9    1.412    2.377   161.1     7.8    10.7
2002 03 27    13 01.50   -11 15.0    1.394    2.376   166.9     5.5    10.6
2002 04 01    12 57.57   -10 39.8    1.382    2.376   172.4     3.2    10.5
2002 04 06    12 53.53   -10 02.0    1.376    2.375   176.0     1.7    10.3
2002 04 11    12 49.50   -09 22.8    1.377    2.375   173.0     2.9    10.4
2002 04 16    12 45.66   -08 43.3    1.385    2.375   167.6     5.2    10.6
2002 04 21    12 42.13   -08 04.8    1.399    2.375   161.9     7.6    10.7
2002 04 26    12 39.04   -07 28.3    1.420    2.375   156.2     9.9    10.8
2002 05 01    12 36.47   -06 54.7    1.446    2.375   150.6    12.0    11.0
2002 05 06    12 34.49   -06 24.7    1.477    2.375   145.1    14.1    11.1
2002 05 11    12 33.15   -05 59.0    1.513    2.376   139.8    15.9    11.2
2002 05 16    12 32.49   -05 37.9    1.554    2.376   134.7    17.6    11.3
2002 05 21    12 32.50   -05 21.7    1.598    2.377   129.8    19.1    11.4
2002 05 26    12 33.17   -05 10.3    1.646    2.378   125.1    20.4    11.5
2002 05 31    12 34.48   -05 03.8    1.697    2.378   120.5    21.5    11.6
2002 06 05    12 36.41   -05 01.9    1.750    2.379   116.2    22.5    11.7
2002 06 10    12 38.92   -05 04.4    1.806    2.380   112.0    23.3    11.8
2002 06 15    12 41.98   -05 11.1    1.863    2.381   108.0    23.9    11.9

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