|
(914) Palisana |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 12 Aug 2026 | 14.2 | 2.403 AU | 2.867 AU | 12h14m | -18°13' | 53.3° | 19.8° |
| Opposition | 15 Sep 2027 | 12.0 | 2.038 AU | 1.205 AU | 22h07m | +38°21' | 134.2° | 20.7° |
(914) Palisana - 2026-08-12
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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
2026-08-12 00:00 UT 12 14 28.6 -18 13 45 2.867 2.403 53.3 19.8 126 14.2
2026-08-12 23:20 UT 12 16 10.3 -18 17 01 2.873 2.401 52.8 19.6 126 14.2
2026-08-13 00:00 UT 12 16 13.3 -18 17 07 2.874 2.401 52.8 19.6 126 14.2
2026-08-14 00:00 UT 12 17 58.3 -18 20 32 2.881 2.398 52.3 19.5 126 14.2
2026-08-15 00:00 UT 12 19 43.8 -18 24 02 2.888 2.396 51.7 19.4 126 14.2
2026-08-16 00:00 UT 12 21 29.8 -18 27 36 2.894 2.393 51.2 19.2 126 14.2
2026-08-17 00:00 UT 12 23 16.1 -18 31 15 2.901 2.391 50.6 19.1 127 14.2
2026-08-18 00:00 UT 12 25 02.8 -18 34 57 2.908 2.389 50.1 19.0 127 14.2
2026-08-19 00:00 UT 12 26 50.0 -18 38 43 2.914 2.386 49.6 18.8 127 14.2
2026-08-20 00:00 UT 12 28 37.5 -18 42 33 2.921 2.384 49.1 18.7 127 14.2
2026-08-21 00:00 UT 12 30 25.5 -18 46 27 2.927 2.381 48.5 18.6 127 14.2
2026-08-22 00:00 UT 12 32 13.8 -18 50 24 2.934 2.379 48.0 18.4 127 14.2
2026-08-23 00:00 UT 12 34 02.6 -18 54 24 2.940 2.376 47.5 18.3 127 14.2
2026-08-24 00:00 UT 12 35 51.7 -18 58 28 2.946 2.374 46.9 18.1 127 14.2
2026-08-25 00:00 UT 12 37 41.2 -19 02 35 2.953 2.372 46.4 18.0 127 14.2
2026-08-26 00:00 UT 12 39 31.1 -19 06 45 2.959 2.369 45.9 17.8 127 14.2
2026-08-27 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
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.
