(914) Palisana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Nov 2025	14.9	2.913 AU	3.264 AU	10h38m	-14°38'	60.9°	17.3°
Opposition	15 Mar 2026	13.4	2.729 AU	1.875 AU	10h35m	-32°27'	142.1°	12.9°

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)                 : 25.21298
            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)      : 18.85135
            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
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   10 38 22.0   -14 38 02     3.264    2.913   60.9   17.3   281   14.9 
2025-11-08 15:22 UT   10 39 01.3   -14 46 15     3.256    2.912   61.3   17.4   281   14.9 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   10 39 23.3   -14 50 52     3.252    2.912   61.5   17.4   281   14.9 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   10 40 24.0   -15 03 43     3.239    2.911   62.1   17.5   282   14.9 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   10 41 24.3   -15 16 35     3.227    2.910   62.8   17.6   282   14.9 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   10 42 24.1   -15 29 30     3.214    2.909   63.4   17.7   282   14.9 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   10 43 23.3   -15 42 26     3.202    2.908   64.0   17.8   283   14.9 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   10 44 22.0   -15 55 23     3.189    2.907   64.7   17.9   283   14.9 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   10 45 20.1   -16 08 22     3.176    2.906   65.3   18.0   283   14.9 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   10 46 17.6   -16 21 22     3.164    2.905   66.0   18.1   284   14.9 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   10 47 14.6   -16 34 24     3.151    2.904   66.6   18.2   284   14.9 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   10 48 10.9   -16 47 27     3.138    2.902   67.2   18.3   284   14.9 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   10 49 06.7   -17 00 31     3.125    2.901   67.9   18.4   284   14.9 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   10 50 01.8   -17 13 36     3.112    2.900   68.5   18.5   285   14.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   10 50 56.4   -17 26 42     3.099    2.899   69.2   18.6   285   14.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   10 51 50.2   -17 39 49     3.086    2.898   69.8   18.7   285   14.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   10 52 43.4   -17 52 57     3.073    2.897   70.5   18.7   286   14.8 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   10 53 36.0   -18 06 06     3.060    2.896   71.2   18.8   286   14.8 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   10 54 27.9   -18 19 16     3.046    2.895   71.8   18.9   286   14.8 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   10 55 19.1   -18 32 26     3.033    2.893   72.5   19.0   287   14.8 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   10 56 09.6   -18 45 36     3.020    2.892   73.2   19.1   287   14.8 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   10 56 59.3   -18 58 48     3.006    2.891   73.8   19.1   287   14.8 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   10 57 48.4   -19 11 59     2.993    2.890   74.5   19.2   288   14.8 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   10 58 36.7   -19 25 11     2.980    2.889   75.2   19.3   288   14.8 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   10 59 24.3   -19 38 24     2.966    2.888   75.8   19.3   288   14.8 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   11 00 11.1   -19 51 36     2.953    2.886   76.5   19.4   289   14.8 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   11 00 57.1   -20 04 49     2.939    2.885   77.2   19.5   289   14.7 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   11 01 42.4   -20 18 01     2.925    2.884   77.9   19.5   289   14.7 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   11 02 26.8   -20 31 14     2.912    2.883   78.6   19.6   290   14.7 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   11 03 10.5   -20 44 27     2.898    2.882   79.2   19.6   290   14.7 

    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.