(914) Palisana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Jan 2026	14.0	2.805 AU	2.184 AU	11h13m	-31°29'	119.6°	17.8°
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
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   11 13 56.4   -31 29 48     2.184    2.805  119.6   17.8   320   14.0 
2026-01-30 17:37 UT   11 13 35.9   -31 35 47     2.176    2.804  120.2   17.7   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   13.9 
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 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   11 08 06.9   -32 39 36     2.082    2.789  126.9   16.4   330   13.8 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   11 07 23.9   -32 45 05     2.073    2.787  127.6   16.3   331   13.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   11 06 39.5   -32 50 15     2.064    2.786  128.3   16.1   332   13.8 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   11 05 53.8   -32 55 07     2.055    2.784  129.0   16.0   333   13.8 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   11 05 06.8   -32 59 40     2.046    2.782  129.7   15.8   334   13.7 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   11 04 18.5   -33 03 53     2.038    2.781  130.3   15.7   336   13.7 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   11 03 29.0   -33 07 47     2.029    2.779  131.0   15.6   337   13.7 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   11 02 38.3   -33 11 21     2.021    2.777  131.7   15.4   338   13.7 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   11 01 46.4   -33 14 35     2.013    2.776  132.3   15.3   340   13.7 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   11 00 53.5   -33 17 28     2.005    2.774  132.9   15.1   341   13.7 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   10 59 59.5   -33 20 01     1.997    2.772  133.5   15.0   342   13.6 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   10 59 04.5   -33 22 12     1.990    2.771  134.1   14.8   344   13.6 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   10 58 08.6   -33 24 02     1.982    2.769  134.7   14.7   345   13.6 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   10 57 11.9   -33 25 30     1.975    2.767  135.3   14.6   347   13.6 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   10 56 14.3   -33 26 36     1.968    2.765  135.8   14.4   348   13.6 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   10 55 16.0   -33 27 21     1.962    2.764  136.4   14.3   350   13.6 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   10 54 17.0   -33 27 43     1.955    2.762  136.9   14.2   352   13.6 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   10 53 17.4   -33 27 44     1.949    2.760  137.4   14.1   353   13.6 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   10 52 17.2   -33 27 22     1.943    2.758  137.9   13.9   355   13.5 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   10 51 16.6   -33 26 37     1.937    2.757  138.3   13.8   357   13.5 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   10 50 15.5   -33 25 31     1.931    2.755  138.8   13.7   359   13.5 

    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.