|
(914) Palisana |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 26 Aug 2026 | 14.2 | 2.369 AU | 2.959 AU | 12h39m | -19°06' | 45.9° | 17.8° |
| Opposition | 15 Sep 2027 | 12.0 | 2.038 AU | 1.205 AU | 22h07m | +38°21' | 134.2° | 20.7° |
(914) Palisana - 2026-08-26
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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
2026-08-26 00:00 UT 12 39 31.1 -19 06 45 2.959 2.369 45.9 17.8 127 14.2
2026-08-26 23:24 UT 12 41 18.7 -19 10 52 2.965 2.367 45.4 17.7 127 14.2
2026-08-27 00:00 UT 12 41 21.4 -19 10 58 2.965 2.367 45.4 17.7 127 14.2
2026-08-28 00:00 UT 12 43 12.1 -19 15 14 2.971 2.364 44.8 17.5 128 14.2
2026-08-29 00:00 UT 12 45 03.2 -19 19 32 2.977 2.362 44.3 17.4 128 14.2
2026-08-30 00:00 UT 12 46 54.6 -19 23 53 2.982 2.359 43.8 17.2 128 14.2
2026-08-31 00:00 UT 12 48 46.4 -19 28 17 2.988 2.357 43.3 17.1 128 14.2
2026-09-01 00:00 UT 12 50 38.7 -19 32 43 2.994 2.354 42.8 16.9 128 14.2
2026-09-02 00:00 UT 12 52 31.3 -19 37 12 2.999 2.352 42.2 16.8 128 14.2
2026-09-03 00:00 UT 12 54 24.2 -19 41 43 3.005 2.350 41.7 16.6 128 14.2
2026-09-04 00:00 UT 12 56 17.6 -19 46 15 3.010 2.347 41.2 16.4 128 14.2
2026-09-05 00:00 UT 12 58 11.4 -19 50 50 3.015 2.345 40.7 16.3 128 14.2
2026-09-06 00:00 UT 13 00 05.5 -19 55 27 3.020 2.342 40.2 16.1 128 14.2
2026-09-07 00:00 UT 13 02 00.0 -20 00 06 3.026 2.340 39.7 16.0 128 14.2
2026-09-08 00:00 UT 13 03 54.9 -20 04 46 3.031 2.337 39.2 15.8 128 14.2
2026-09-09 00:00 UT 13 05 50.2 -20 09 29 3.036 2.335 38.6 15.6 129 14.2
2026-09-10 00:00 UT 13 07 45.9 -20 14 12 3.041 2.333 38.1 15.5 129 14.2
2026-09-11 00:00 UT 13 09 41.9 -20 18 57 3.045 2.330 37.6 15.3 129 14.2
2026-09-12 00:00 UT 13 11 38.4 -20 23 44 3.050 2.328 37.1 15.1 129 14.2
2026-09-13 00:00 UT 13 13 35.2 -20 28 31 3.055 2.325 36.6 15.0 129 14.1
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.
