(914) Palisana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jan 2026	14.3	2.836 AU	2.437 AU	11h17m	-27°56'	103.7°	19.7°
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)                 : 25.21297
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 255.74234
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 49.33313
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 220.52908
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 302.22326
            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
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   11 17 46.6   -27 56 35     2.437    2.836  103.7   19.7   305   14.3 
2026-01-09 15:57 UT   11 17 49.6   -28 04 18     2.429    2.836  104.2   19.6   305   14.3 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   11 17 50.9   -28 08 10     2.424    2.835  104.5   19.6   305   14.3 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   11 17 53.7   -28 19 40     2.411    2.834  105.2   19.6   306   14.3 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   11 17 55.0   -28 31 02     2.399    2.832  106.0   19.5   306   14.3 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   11 17 54.9   -28 42 17     2.386    2.831  106.8   19.4   307   14.2 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   11 17 53.2   -28 53 25     2.373    2.829  107.5   19.4   308   14.2 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   11 17 50.1   -29 04 25     2.361    2.828  108.3   19.3   308   14.2 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   11 17 45.4   -29 15 17     2.348    2.826  109.0   19.2   309   14.2 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   11 17 39.2   -29 26 00     2.336    2.825  109.8   19.1   310   14.2 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   11 17 31.5   -29 36 35     2.323    2.823  110.6   19.0   310   14.2 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   11 17 22.2   -29 47 00     2.311    2.822  111.3   19.0   311   14.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   11 17 11.4   -29 57 16     2.299    2.820  112.1   18.9   312   14.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   11 16 58.9   -30 07 22     2.287    2.819  112.8   18.8   312   14.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   11 16 45.0   -30 17 17     2.275    2.817  113.6   18.7   313   14.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   11 16 29.4   -30 27 02     2.263    2.816  114.3   18.6   314   14.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   11 16 12.3   -30 36 36     2.252    2.814  115.1   18.5   315   14.1 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   11 15 53.6   -30 45 59     2.240    2.813  115.9   18.4   315   14.1 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   11 15 33.3   -30 55 10     2.229    2.811  116.6   18.2   316   14.0 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   11 15 11.4   -31 04 08     2.217    2.810  117.4   18.1   317   14.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   11 14 48.0   -31 12 54     2.206    2.808  118.1   18.0   318   14.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   11 14 23.0   -31 21 28     2.195    2.806  118.9   17.9   319   14.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   11 13 56.4   -31 29 48     2.184    2.805  119.6   17.8   320   14.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   11 13 28.3   -31 37 55     2.173    2.803  120.4   17.6   320   14.0 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   11 12 58.6   -31 45 47     2.163    2.802  121.1   17.5   321   13.9 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   11 12 27.4   -31 53 25     2.152    2.800  121.9   17.4   322   13.9 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   11 11 54.7   -32 00 49     2.142    2.799  122.6   17.3   323   13.9 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   11 11 20.4   -32 07 57     2.131    2.797  123.3   17.1   324   13.9 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   11 10 44.6   -32 14 50     2.121    2.795  124.1   17.0   325   13.9 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   11 10 07.4   -32 21 27     2.111    2.794  124.8   16.9   326   13.9 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   11 09 28.7   -32 27 47     2.102    2.792  125.5   16.7   327   13.8 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   11 08 48.5   -32 33 50     2.092    2.790  126.2   16.6   328   13.8 

    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.