(415) Palatia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Oct 2025	11.9	2.026 AU	1.084 AU	03h01m	+01°02'	153.5°	12.7°
Opposition	1 Nov 2025	11.6	1.998 AU	1.026 AU	02h50m	-00°31'	163.8°	8.0°

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)      : 299.25550
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 350.54381
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 65.81137
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   03 01 43.1   +01 02 17     1.084    2.026  153.5   12.7   287   11.9 
2025-10-15 05:42 UT   03 01 37.0   +01 00 47     1.083    2.026  153.7   12.6   287   11.9 
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   03 01 16.7   +00 56 02     1.079    2.025  154.4   12.3   289   11.9 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   03 00 48.6   +00 49 51     1.074    2.023  155.2   11.9   290   11.9 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   03 00 18.9   +00 43 43     1.069    2.021  156.1   11.5   292   11.8 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   02 59 47.6   +00 37 41     1.065    2.019  156.9   11.2   294   11.8 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   02 59 14.9   +00 31 43     1.061    2.018  157.7   10.8   296   11.8 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   02 58 40.8   +00 25 51     1.057    2.016  158.4   10.5   299   11.8 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   02 58 05.2   +00 20 06     1.053    2.014  159.2   10.1   301   11.7 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   02 57 28.4   +00 14 28     1.049    2.013  159.9    9.8   304   11.7 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   02 56 50.3   +00 08 58     1.046    2.011  160.5    9.5   307   11.7 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   02 56 11.1   +00 03 36     1.043    2.010  161.1    9.2   310   11.7 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   02 55 30.8   +00 01 37     1.040    2.008  161.7    8.9   313   11.7 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   02 54 49.5   +00 06 40     1.037    2.006  162.2    8.7   316   11.6 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   02 54 07.2   +00 11 33     1.034    2.005  162.7    8.5   320   11.6 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   02 53 24.1   +00 16 16     1.032    2.003  163.1    8.3   324   11.6 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   02 52 40.2   +00 20 47     1.030    2.002  163.4    8.2   328   11.6 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   02 51 55.6   +00 25 06     1.028    2.000  163.6    8.1   332   11.6 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   02 51 10.5   +00 29 12     1.027    1.999  163.8    8.0   336   11.6 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   02 50 24.8   +00 33 06     1.025    1.998  163.8    7.9   340   11.6 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   02 49 38.7   +00 36 46     1.024    1.996  163.8    7.9   345   11.6 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   02 48 52.3   +00 40 13     1.023    1.995  163.8    8.0   349   11.6 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   02 48 05.6   +00 43 25     1.023    1.993  163.6    8.1   353   11.6 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   02 47 18.7   +00 46 23     1.022    1.992  163.3    8.2   357   11.6 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   02 46 31.8   +00 49 05     1.022    1.991  163.0    8.4     1   11.6 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   02 45 44.8   +00 51 32     1.022    1.989  162.6    8.6     5   11.6 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   02 44 58.0   +00 53 44     1.022    1.988  162.1    8.8     9   11.6 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   02 44 11.3   +00 55 39     1.022    1.987  161.6    9.1    12   11.6 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   02 43 24.9   +00 57 18     1.023    1.986  161.0    9.3    15   11.6 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   02 42 38.8   +00 58 40     1.024    1.984  160.4    9.6    18   11.6 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   02 41 53.2   +00 59 45     1.025    1.983  159.7   10.0    21   11.6 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   02 41 08.1   -01 00 33     1.026    1.982  159.0   10.3    24   11.7 

    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.