(914) Palisana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 May 2026	13.8	2.602 AU	2.122 AU	10h22m	-21°10'	106.8°	21.8°
Opposition	14 Sep 2027	12.0	2.036 AU	1.203 AU	22h07m	+38°27'	134.1°	20.8°

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
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   10 22 11.6   -21 10 28     2.122    2.602  106.8   21.8   105   13.8 
2026-05-18 18:27 UT   10 22 41.9   -21 03 34     2.128    2.600  106.3   21.9   105   13.9 
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 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   10 29 46.2   -19 48 55     2.208    2.580   99.7   22.8   109   13.9 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   10 30 38.4   -19 41 45     2.217    2.578   99.0   22.8   110   14.0 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   10 31 31.8   -19 34 45     2.226    2.576   98.3   22.9   110   14.0 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   10 32 26.3   -19 27 57     2.234    2.573   97.6   23.0   111   14.0 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   10 33 21.9   -19 21 19     2.243    2.571   96.9   23.0   111   14.0 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   10 34 18.6   -19 14 52     2.253    2.569   96.3   23.1   111   14.0 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   10 35 16.3   -19 08 36     2.262    2.567   95.6   23.2   112   14.0 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   10 36 15.2   -19 02 30     2.271    2.565   94.9   23.2   112   14.0 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   10 37 15.1   -18 56 35     2.280    2.562   94.2   23.3   112   14.0 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   10 38 16.0   -18 50 51     2.289    2.560   93.5   23.3   113   14.0 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   10 39 17.9   -18 45 18     2.298    2.558   92.8   23.3   113   14.0 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   10 40 20.8   -18 39 56     2.307    2.556   92.2   23.4   113   14.0 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   10 41 24.7   -18 34 44     2.316    2.553   91.5   23.4   114   14.0 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   10 42 29.6   -18 29 43     2.326    2.551   90.8   23.4   114   14.1 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   10 43 35.4   -18 24 52     2.335    2.549   90.2   23.5   114   14.1 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   10 44 42.2   -18 20 12     2.344    2.547   89.5   23.5   115   14.1 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   10 45 49.9   -18 15 43     2.353    2.544   88.8   23.5   115   14.1 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   10 46 58.5   -18 11 24     2.363    2.542   88.2   23.5   115   14.1 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   10 48 08.0   -18 07 15     2.372    2.540   87.5   23.5   115   14.1 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   10 49 18.4   -18 03 17     2.381    2.538   86.9   23.6   116   14.1 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   10 50 29.7   -17 59 30     2.391    2.535   86.2   23.6   116   14.1 

    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.