(32) Pomona Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 October 1854 by H. Goldschmidt at Paris.

Where Pomona is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPomonaPomona

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pomona is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32
Provisional designationA854 UA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter80.8 km (#372 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.256
Rotation period9.45 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)7.75
Orbital period4.17 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.38 – 2.80 au
Eccentricity0.0809
Inclination5.52°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.38 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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