(415) Palatia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	1 Nov 2025	11.6	1.998 AU	1.026 AU	02h50m	-00°31'	163.8°	8.0°
Today	28 Nov 2025	11.9	1.968 AU	1.067 AU	02h32m	-00°40'	146.7°	16.0°

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 Palatia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3007427
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7905779
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.22130
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 126.30284
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 299.25549
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 350.54382
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 65.81136
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -7.16675
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.66            
        

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
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   02 32 19.6   +00 40 12     1.067    1.968  146.7   16.0    47   11.9 
2025-11-28 21:33 UT   02 31 54.8   +00 36 53     1.071    1.967  145.9   16.3    48   11.9 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   02 31 52.1   +00 36 30     1.071    1.967  145.8   16.4    48   12.0 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   02 31 26.2   +00 32 31     1.076    1.966  144.8   16.8    49   12.0 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   02 31 02.1   +00 28 14     1.081    1.965  143.9   17.2    50   12.0 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   02 30 39.7   +00 23 42     1.086    1.965  142.9   17.6    51   12.0 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   02 30 19.2   +00 18 52     1.091    1.964  142.0   18.0    52   12.0 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   02 30 00.4   +00 13 47     1.096    1.963  141.0   18.4    53   12.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   02 29 43.4   +00 08 26     1.102    1.962  140.1   18.8    53   12.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   02 29 28.3   +00 02 49     1.107    1.962  139.2   19.2    54   12.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   02 29 15.2   +00 03 03     1.113    1.961  138.2   19.5    55   12.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   02 29 03.9   +00 09 10     1.119    1.960  137.3   19.9    56   12.2 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   02 28 54.5   +00 15 32     1.125    1.960  136.4   20.3    56   12.2 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   02 28 47.0   +00 22 08     1.131    1.959  135.5   20.6    57   12.2 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   02 28 41.6   +00 28 58     1.138    1.958  134.6   21.0    57   12.2 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   02 28 38.0   +00 36 02     1.144    1.958  133.6   21.3    58   12.2 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   02 28 36.5   +00 43 20     1.151    1.957  132.7   21.7    58   12.3 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   02 28 36.9   +00 50 50     1.158    1.957  131.8   22.0    59   12.3 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   02 28 39.4   +00 58 34     1.165    1.956  130.9   22.3    59   12.3 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   02 28 43.8   +01 06 29     1.172    1.956  130.0   22.7    60   12.3 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   02 28 50.3   +01 14 37     1.179    1.955  129.2   23.0    60   12.4 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   02 28 58.7   +01 22 57     1.186    1.955  128.3   23.3    61   12.4 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   02 29 09.2   +01 31 29     1.194    1.955  127.4   23.6    61   12.4 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   02 29 21.7   +01 40 11     1.201    1.954  126.5   23.9    62   12.4 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   02 29 36.2   +01 49 04     1.209    1.954  125.7   24.1    62   12.4 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   02 29 52.6   +01 58 08     1.217    1.954  124.8   24.4    63   12.5 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   02 30 11.1   +02 07 22     1.225    1.953  124.0   24.7    63   12.5 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   02 30 31.5   +02 16 45     1.233    1.953  123.1   24.9    63   12.5 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   02 30 54.0   +02 26 18     1.241    1.953  122.3   25.2    64   12.5 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   02 31 18.3   +02 35 60     1.249    1.952  121.5   25.4    64   12.6 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   02 31 44.6   +02 45 50     1.258    1.952  120.7   25.7    64   12.6 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   02 32 12.8   +02 55 49     1.266    1.952  119.9   25.9    65   12.6 

    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.