(914) Palisana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	15 Mar 2026	13.4	2.729 AU	1.875 AU	10h35m	-32°27'	142.1°	12.9°
Today	27 Apr 2026	13.6	2.646 AU	1.969 AU	10h14m	-24°52'	122.2°	18.8°

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 Palisana are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2163366
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4567492
            i (Inclination)                 : 25.21297
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 255.74234
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 49.33314
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 220.52908
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 302.22327
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 18.85134
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.85            
        

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
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   10 14 06.5   -24 52 33     1.969    2.646  122.2   18.8    91   13.6 
2026-04-27 00:47 UT   10 14 06.7   -24 52 10     1.969    2.646  122.2   18.8    91   13.6 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   10 14 13.4   -24 40 47     1.975    2.644  121.5   18.9    92   13.6 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   10 14 22.0   -24 29 06     1.981    2.642  120.7   19.1    93   13.6 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   10 14 32.3   -24 17 31     1.988    2.640  120.0   19.3    93   13.7 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   10 14 44.4   -24 06 02     1.994    2.638  119.3   19.5    94   13.7 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   10 14 58.1   -23 54 39     2.001    2.636  118.6   19.6    95   13.7 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   10 15 13.4   -23 43 23     2.008    2.634  117.8   19.8    96   13.7 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   10 15 30.4   -23 32 13     2.015    2.632  117.1   19.9    96   13.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   10 15 49.1   -23 21 11     2.022    2.629  116.4   20.1    97   13.7 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   10 16 09.3   -23 10 16     2.029    2.627  115.6   20.3    98   13.7 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   10 16 31.1   -22 59 29     2.036    2.625  114.9   20.4    98   13.7 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   10 16 54.6   -22 48 50     2.043    2.623  114.1   20.6    99   13.7 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   10 17 19.5   -22 38 19     2.051    2.621  113.4   20.7   100   13.8 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   10 17 46.0   -22 27 57     2.058    2.619  112.7   20.8   100   13.8 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   10 18 14.1   -22 17 43     2.066    2.617  111.9   21.0   101   13.8 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   10 18 43.6   -22 07 38     2.074    2.615  111.2   21.1   102   13.8 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   10 19 14.7   -21 57 42     2.082    2.613  110.5   21.2   102   13.8 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   10 19 47.2   -21 47 56     2.089    2.610  109.8   21.4   103   13.8 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   10 20 21.1   -21 38 19     2.097    2.608  109.0   21.5   103   13.8 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   10 20 56.5   -21 28 52     2.106    2.606  108.3   21.6   104   13.8 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   10 21 33.4   -21 19 35     2.114    2.604  107.6   21.7   104   13.8 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   10 22 11.6   -21 10 28     2.122    2.602  106.8   21.8   105   13.8 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   10 22 51.2   -21 01 31     2.130    2.600  106.1   22.0   105   13.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   10 23 32.2   -20 52 45     2.139    2.597  105.4   22.1   106   13.9 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   10 24 14.5   -20 44 09     2.147    2.595  104.7   22.2   106   13.9 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   10 24 58.1   -20 35 43     2.156    2.593  104.0   22.3   107   13.9 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   10 25 43.0   -20 27 28     2.164    2.591  103.3   22.4   107   13.9 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   10 26 29.2   -20 19 24     2.173    2.589  102.5   22.4   108   13.9 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   10 27 16.6   -20 11 31     2.181    2.587  101.8   22.5   108   13.9 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   10 28 05.2   -20 03 48     2.190    2.584  101.1   22.6   109   13.9 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   10 28 55.1   -19 56 16     2.199    2.582  100.4   22.7   109   13.9 

    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.