(914) Palisana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Oct 2026	13.8	2.231 AU	3.162 AU	14h34m	-23°30'	17.3°	7.6°
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
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   14 34 11.3   -23 30 50     3.162    2.231   17.3    7.6   135   13.8 
2026-10-22 03:20 UT   14 34 29.5   -23 31 24     3.162    2.231   17.2    7.6   135   13.8 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   14 36 22.3   -23 34 53     3.163    2.229   16.8    7.4   135   13.8 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   14 38 33.5   -23 38 53     3.164    2.227   16.3    7.2   136   13.8 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   14 40 45.2   -23 42 50     3.164    2.224   15.8    7.0   136   13.8 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   14 42 57.1   -23 46 43     3.165    2.222   15.4    6.8   137   13.8 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   14 45 09.4   -23 50 33     3.165    2.220   14.9    6.6   137   13.8 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   14 47 21.9   -23 54 18     3.166    2.217   14.4    6.4   138   13.8 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   14 49 34.8   -23 58 00     3.166    2.215   14.0    6.2   138   13.8 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   14 51 48.1   -24 01 38     3.166    2.212   13.5    6.0   139   13.8 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   14 54 01.6   -24 05 12     3.166    2.210   13.0    5.8   140   13.7 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   14 56 15.5   -24 08 41     3.166    2.208   12.6    5.6   140   13.7 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   14 58 29.6   -24 12 06     3.166    2.205   12.1    5.4   141   13.7 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   15 00 44.1   -24 15 27     3.166    2.203   11.7    5.2   142   13.7 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   15 02 58.9   -24 18 43     3.165    2.201   11.2    5.0   143   13.7 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   15 05 14.1   -24 21 55     3.165    2.198   10.8    4.8   144   13.7 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   15 07 29.5   -24 25 02     3.164    2.196   10.3    4.7   145   13.7 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   15 09 45.2   -24 28 05     3.164    2.194    9.9    4.5   146   13.7 

    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.