(914) Palisana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jul 2026	14.2	2.503 AU	2.520 AU	11h08m	-17°23'	77.4°	23.4°
Opposition	15 Sep 2027	12.0	2.038 AU	1.205 AU	22h07m	+38°21'	134.2°	20.7°

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
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 08 30.1   -17 23 39     2.520    2.503   77.4   23.4   119   14.2 
2026-07-01 20:28 UT   11 09 40.5   -17 22 27     2.527    2.501   76.9   23.3   120   14.2 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 09 52.7   -17 22 16     2.529    2.501   76.8   23.3   120   14.2 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   11 11 16.0   -17 21 02     2.538    2.498   76.2   23.3   120   14.2 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   11 12 40.0   -17 19 57     2.547    2.496   75.6   23.2   120   14.2 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 14 04.6   -17 19 00     2.556    2.494   75.0   23.2   120   14.2 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   11 15 29.8   -17 18 13     2.565    2.491   74.4   23.1   121   14.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   11 16 55.7   -17 17 33     2.574    2.489   73.8   23.1   121   14.2 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   11 18 22.2   -17 17 02     2.583    2.486   73.2   23.0   121   14.2 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   11 19 49.3   -17 16 40     2.592    2.484   72.6   23.0   121   14.2 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   11 21 17.0   -17 16 25     2.601    2.482   72.0   22.9   121   14.2 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   11 22 45.4   -17 16 19     2.609    2.479   71.4   22.9   121   14.2 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   11 24 14.3   -17 16 21     2.618    2.477   70.8   22.8   122   14.2 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   11 25 43.8   -17 16 30     2.627    2.475   70.2   22.7   122   14.2 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   11 27 13.9   -17 16 48     2.636    2.472   69.6   22.7   122   14.2 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   11 28 44.6   -17 17 13     2.644    2.470   69.0   22.6   122   14.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   11 30 15.9   -17 17 46     2.653    2.468   68.4   22.5   122   14.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   11 31 47.7   -17 18 27     2.662    2.465   67.9   22.4   123   14.2 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   11 33 20.0   -17 19 15     2.670    2.463   67.3   22.4   123   14.2 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   11 34 52.9   -17 20 10     2.679    2.461   66.7   22.3   123   14.2 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   11 36 26.3   -17 21 12     2.687    2.458   66.1   22.2   123   14.2 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   11 38 00.3   -17 22 22     2.696    2.456   65.5   22.1   123   14.2 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   11 39 34.7   -17 23 38     2.704    2.453   65.0   22.0   123   14.2 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   11 41 09.7   -17 25 02     2.712    2.451   64.4   22.0   123   14.2 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   11 42 45.2   -17 26 32     2.720    2.449   63.8   21.9   124   14.2 

    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.