(914) Palisana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Oct 2025	15.0	2.932 AU	3.492 AU	10h16m	-10°28'	48.7°	14.8°
Opposition	15 Mar 2026	13.4	2.729 AU	1.875 AU	10h35m	-32°28'	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)                : 0.2158162
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4577949
            i (Inclination)                 : 25.21572
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 255.75246
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 49.30674
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.36738
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 302.20607
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 18.84559
            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
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   10 16 23.3   -10 28 43     3.492    2.932   48.7   14.8   274   15.0 
2025-10-19 09:14 UT   10 16 50.2   -10 33 22     3.488    2.932   48.9   14.8   274   15.0 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   10 17 33.0   -10 40 50     3.482    2.931   49.3   14.9   274   15.0 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   10 18 42.5   -10 52 60     3.471    2.930   49.9   15.1   275   15.0 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   10 19 51.5   -11 05 12     3.460    2.930   50.5   15.2   275   15.0 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   10 21 00.2   -11 17 26     3.450    2.929   51.1   15.3   275   15.0 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   10 22 08.5   -11 29 43     3.439    2.928   51.7   15.5   276   15.0 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   10 23 16.4   -11 42 03     3.428    2.927   52.3   15.6   276   15.0 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   10 24 23.9   -11 54 24     3.416    2.926   52.9   15.7   277   15.0 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   10 25 31.0   -12 06 48     3.405    2.925   53.5   15.8   277   15.0 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   10 26 37.7   -12 19 14     3.394    2.924   54.1   16.0   277   15.0 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   10 27 44.0   -12 31 42     3.383    2.923   54.7   16.1   278   15.0 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   10 28 49.9   -12 44 12     3.371    2.922   55.3   16.2   278   15.0 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   10 29 55.4   -12 56 45     3.359    2.921   55.9   16.3   278   15.0 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   10 31 00.4   -13 09 19     3.348    2.920   56.5   16.5   279   15.0 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   10 32 05.0   -13 21 55     3.336    2.919   57.1   16.6   279   15.0 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   10 33 09.1   -13 34 34     3.324    2.918   57.8   16.7   279   14.9 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   10 34 12.8   -13 47 14     3.312    2.917   58.4   16.8   280   14.9 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   10 35 16.0   -13 59 56     3.300    2.916   59.0   16.9   280   14.9 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   10 36 18.8   -14 12 40     3.288    2.915   59.6   17.1   280   14.9 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   10 37 21.0   -14 25 26     3.276    2.914   60.2   17.2   281   14.9 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   10 38 22.8   -14 38 13     3.264    2.913   60.9   17.3   281   14.9 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   10 39 24.1   -14 51 03     3.252    2.912   61.5   17.4   281   14.9 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   10 40 24.9   -15 03 54     3.239    2.911   62.1   17.5   282   14.9 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   10 41 25.2   -15 16 47     3.227    2.910   62.8   17.6   282   14.9 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   10 42 25.0   -15 29 41     3.215    2.909   63.4   17.7   282   14.9 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   10 43 24.2   -15 42 37     3.202    2.908   64.0   17.8   283   14.9 

    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.