(914) Palisana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Dec 2025	14.7	2.878 AU	2.857 AU	11h05m	-21°24'	81.3°	19.8°
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)      : 49.33314
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 220.52908
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 302.22327
            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
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   11 05 16.3   -21 24 03     2.857    2.878   81.3   19.8   291   14.7 
2025-12-09 19:18 UT   11 05 48.8   -21 34 39     2.846    2.877   81.9   19.8   291   14.7 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   11 05 56.6   -21 37 14     2.844    2.877   82.0   19.8   292   14.7 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   11 06 35.9   -21 50 24     2.830    2.875   82.7   19.9   292   14.7 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   11 07 14.3   -22 03 34     2.816    2.874   83.4   19.9   292   14.7 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   11 07 51.8   -22 16 43     2.802    2.873   84.1   19.9   293   14.6 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   11 08 28.3   -22 29 51     2.789    2.872   84.8   20.0   293   14.6 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   11 09 03.9   -22 42 58     2.775    2.870   85.5   20.0   293   14.6 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   11 09 38.4   -22 56 04     2.761    2.869   86.2   20.0   294   14.6 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   11 10 12.0   -23 09 08     2.747    2.868   86.9   20.0   294   14.6 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   11 10 44.6   -23 22 11     2.734    2.867   87.6   20.1   294   14.6 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   11 11 16.1   -23 35 11     2.720    2.865   88.3   20.1   295   14.6 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   11 11 46.5   -23 48 10     2.706    2.864   89.0   20.1   295   14.6 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   11 12 15.9   -24 01 07     2.692    2.863   89.8   20.1   296   14.6 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   11 12 44.2   -24 14 02     2.679    2.861   90.5   20.1   296   14.5 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   11 13 11.3   -24 26 54     2.665    2.860   91.2   20.1   297   14.5 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   11 13 37.4   -24 39 44     2.651    2.859   91.9   20.1   297   14.5 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   11 14 02.2   -24 52 31     2.638    2.857   92.7   20.1   297   14.5 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   11 14 26.0   -25 05 15     2.624    2.856   93.4   20.1   298   14.5 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   11 14 48.5   -25 17 55     2.610    2.855   94.1   20.1   298   14.5 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   11 15 09.9   -25 30 33     2.597    2.853   94.8   20.1   299   14.5 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   11 15 30.0   -25 43 07     2.583    2.852   95.6   20.1   299   14.5 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   11 15 48.9   -25 55 37     2.570    2.851   96.3   20.1   300   14.4 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   11 16 06.6   -26 08 04     2.556    2.849   97.0   20.0   300   14.4 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   11 16 23.0   -26 20 26     2.543    2.848   97.8   20.0   301   14.4 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   11 16 38.1   -26 32 45     2.529    2.846   98.5   20.0   301   14.4 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   11 16 51.9   -26 44 58     2.516    2.845   99.3   19.9   302   14.4 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   11 17 04.5   -26 57 08     2.503    2.844  100.0   19.9   302   14.4 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   11 17 15.6   -27 09 12     2.490    2.842  100.7   19.9   303   14.4 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   11 17 25.5   -27 21 11     2.476    2.841  101.5   19.8   303   14.4 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   11 17 33.9   -27 33 05     2.463    2.839  102.2   19.8   304   14.3 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   11 17 41.0   -27 44 53     2.450    2.838  103.0   19.7   304   14.3 

    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.