|
(914) Palisana |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 24 Sep 2026 | 14.1 | 2.299 AU | 3.099 AU | 13h35m | -21°21' | 31.0° | 13.0° |
| Opposition | 15 Sep 2027 | 12.0 | 2.038 AU | 1.205 AU | 22h07m | +38°21' | 134.2° | 20.7° |
(914) Palisana - 2026-09-24
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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) : 0.2165103
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.4565337
i (Inclination) : 25.21292
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 255.73833
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 49.34362
M (Mean anomaly) : 271.73200
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 302.22986
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 18.85438
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
2026-09-24 00:00 UT 13 35 24.1 -21 21 58 3.099 2.299 31.0 13.0 130 14.1
2026-09-24 02:24 UT 13 35 36.2 -21 22 27 3.100 2.298 31.0 13.0 130 14.1
2026-09-25 00:00 UT 13 37 25.3 -21 26 51 3.103 2.296 30.5 12.8 130 14.1
2026-09-26 00:00 UT 13 39 26.8 -21 31 43 3.106 2.294 30.0 12.6 130 14.1
2026-09-27 00:00 UT 13 41 28.7 -21 36 35 3.110 2.291 29.5 12.5 130 14.1
2026-09-28 00:00 UT 13 43 30.9 -21 41 26 3.113 2.289 29.0 12.3 130 14.1
2026-09-29 00:00 UT 13 45 33.5 -21 46 17 3.116 2.286 28.5 12.1 130 14.1
2026-09-30 00:00 UT 13 47 36.4 -21 51 07 3.119 2.284 28.0 11.9 131 14.0
2026-10-01 00:00 UT 13 49 39.7 -21 55 56 3.122 2.282 27.5 11.7 131 14.0
2026-10-02 00:00 UT 13 51 43.4 -22 00 44 3.125 2.279 27.0 11.5 131 14.0
2026-10-03 00:00 UT 13 53 47.4 -22 05 31 3.128 2.277 26.5 11.3 131 14.0
2026-10-04 00:00 UT 13 55 51.8 -22 10 17 3.130 2.274 26.1 11.1 131 14.0
2026-10-05 00:00 UT 13 57 56.6 -22 15 02 3.133 2.272 25.6 10.9 131 14.0
2026-10-06 00:00 UT 14 00 01.7 -22 19 46 3.136 2.270 25.1 10.8 131 14.0
2026-10-07 00:00 UT 14 02 07.2 -22 24 28 3.138 2.267 24.6 10.6 132 14.0
2026-10-08 00:00 UT 14 04 13.1 -22 29 09 3.140 2.265 24.1 10.4 132 14.0
2026-10-09 00:00 UT 14 06 19.3 -22 33 48 3.142 2.262 23.6 10.2 132 14.0
2026-10-10 00:00 UT 14 08 25.8 -22 38 25 3.145 2.260 23.1 10.0 132 14.0
2026-10-11 00:00 UT 14 10 32.7 -22 43 00 3.147 2.258 22.6 9.8 132 14.0
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.
