(914) Palisana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2025	15.0	2.986 AU	3.924 AU	08h04m	+04°52'	19.6°	6.6°
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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   08 04 19.3   +04 52 16     3.924    2.986   19.6    6.6   152   15.0 
2025-07-12 11:07 UT   08 04 58.4   +04 49 30     3.925    2.986   19.5    6.5   152   15.0 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   08 05 43.7   +04 46 15     3.926    2.986   19.3    6.5   153   15.0 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   08 07 08.2   +04 40 10     3.928    2.985   19.0    6.4   155   15.0 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   08 08 32.6   +04 34 01     3.930    2.985   18.7    6.3   156   15.0 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   08 09 57.1   +04 27 47     3.932    2.985   18.4    6.2   158   14.9 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   08 11 21.6   +04 21 29     3.934    2.985   18.1    6.1   160   14.9 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   08 12 46.1   +04 15 06     3.936    2.984   17.8    6.0   162   14.9 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   08 14 10.6   +04 08 38     3.938    2.984   17.5    5.9   163   14.9 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   08 15 35.1   +04 02 07     3.939    2.984   17.3    5.8   165   14.9 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   08 16 59.6   +03 55 30     3.940    2.984   17.1    5.7   167   14.9 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   08 18 24.1   +03 48 50     3.941    2.983   16.8    5.7   169   14.9 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   08 19 48.6   +03 42 05     3.942    2.983   16.6    5.6   171   14.9 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   08 21 13.1   +03 35 15     3.943    2.983   16.5    5.5   173   14.9 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   08 22 37.5   +03 28 21     3.944    2.983   16.3    5.5   175   14.9 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   08 24 02.0   +03 21 23     3.944    2.982   16.2    5.4   177   14.9 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   08 25 26.4   +03 14 20     3.945    2.982   16.0    5.4   179   14.9 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   08 26 50.7   +03 07 13     3.945    2.982   15.9    5.4   182   14.9 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   08 28 15.1   +03 00 02     3.945    2.981   15.9    5.3   184   14.9 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   08 29 39.3   +02 52 46     3.945    2.981   15.8    5.3   186   14.9 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   08 31 03.6   +02 45 26     3.945    2.981   15.8    5.3   188   14.9 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   08 32 27.8   +02 38 01     3.945    2.981   15.7    5.3   190   14.9 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   08 33 51.9   +02 30 33     3.944    2.980   15.7    5.3   193   14.9 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   08 35 16.0   +02 22 60     3.944    2.980   15.8    5.3   195   14.9 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   08 36 40.0   +02 15 23     3.943    2.979   15.8    5.3   197   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.