What telescope do I need to see Pomona?

At magnitude 10.8, Pomona is best observed with a 6-inch (150 mm) or larger telescope.

Pomona — Asteroide in Taurus

32 Pomona

Asteroid Taurus Visibile

Rendered preview of Pomona from the Nightbase orrery, lit from the current Sun direction with the terminator visible.

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Proprietà

Magnitudine 10.8

Descrizione

Type: Asteroid

Distance: 2.588 AU

Orbital Period: 1520.6 days

Diameter: 81 km

Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards; S-type; one of the brightest minor planets at opposition (typical mag 10.8).

Posizione e identificatori

RA 06h 03m 33.4s

Dec +19° 08' 40.7"

Costellazione Taurus

Catalogo Pomona

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Proprietà fisiche

Diametro 81 km

Massa 6.9e17 kg

Albedo 0.26 (26% reflected)

Rotazione 9.4 hours

Dimensione angolare 0.0″ (current)

Proprietà orbitali

Semiasse maggiore 2.5878 AU (387.1 million km)

Eccentricità 0.0813

Inclinazione 5.52°

Periodo orbitale 4.16 years

Distanza 3.077 AU (25.6 light-min)

Elongazione 51.2° Moderate

Brightness Forecast (next 12 months)

Apparent magnitude as Earth–asteroid distance changes through the year. The peak marks the brightest moment in the window — usually around opposition, when the asteroid is closest and fully illuminated.

Computed from JPL orbital elements via m = H + 5·log₁₀(r·Δ). Phase-function correction is omitted, so curves trace distance variation only — accurate within a few tenths for main-belt asteroids; coarse for fast-moving NEOs near Earth.