(372) Palma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jun 2026	13.3	3.954 AU	3.040 AU	18h23m	-50°02'	150.3°	7.3°
Opposition	23 Jun 2026	13.3	3.951 AU	3.016 AU	18h10m	-49°56'	153.5°	6.6°

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 Palma are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2523009
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1629141
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.78161
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 327.20021
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 115.44626
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 188.59358
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 264.67358
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 21.35415
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.63            
        

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
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   18 23 38.2   -50 02 47     3.040    3.954  150.3    7.3   329   13.3 
2026-06-12 02:42 UT   18 23 30.9   -50 02 50     3.040    3.954  150.3    7.3   329   13.3 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   18 22 33.2   -50 03 10     3.037    3.954  150.8    7.2   331   13.3 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   18 21 27.6   -50 03 23     3.034    3.954  151.2    7.1   334   13.3 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   18 20 21.5   -50 03 25     3.031    3.954  151.6    7.0   336   13.3 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   18 19 14.8   -50 03 17     3.028    3.953  152.0    6.9   339   13.3 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   18 18 07.7   -50 02 57     3.025    3.953  152.3    6.9   341   13.3 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   18 17 00.2   -50 02 27     3.023    3.953  152.6    6.8   344   13.3 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   18 15 52.4   -50 01 46     3.021    3.953  152.9    6.7   346   13.3 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   18 14 44.3   -50 00 53     3.020    3.952  153.1    6.7   349   13.3 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   18 13 36.0   -49 59 50     3.018    3.952  153.2    6.6   351   13.3 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   18 12 27.7   -49 58 35     3.017    3.952  153.4    6.6   354   13.3 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   18 11 19.2   -49 57 09     3.016    3.951  153.5    6.6   357   13.3 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   18 10 10.8   -49 55 32     3.016    3.951  153.5    6.6   360   13.3 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   18 09 02.4   -49 53 43     3.015    3.951  153.5    6.6     2   13.3 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   18 07 54.1   -49 51 44     3.015    3.951  153.4    6.6     5   13.3 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   18 06 46.1   -49 49 34     3.015    3.950  153.3    6.6     8   13.3 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   18 05 38.3   -49 47 12     3.016    3.950  153.2    6.7    10   13.3 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   18 04 30.7   -49 44 40     3.017    3.950  153.0    6.7    13   13.3 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   18 03 23.6   -49 41 57     3.018    3.949  152.8    6.8    16   13.3 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   18 02 16.9   -49 39 03     3.019    3.949  152.6    6.8    18   13.3 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   18 01 10.6   -49 35 59     3.020    3.949  152.3    6.9    21   13.3 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   18 00 04.9   -49 32 44     3.022    3.948  151.9    7.0    23   13.3 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   17 58 59.8   -49 29 19     3.024    3.948  151.5    7.0    26   13.3 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   17 57 55.3   -49 25 44     3.027    3.948  151.1    7.1    28   13.3 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   17 56 51.6   -49 21 58     3.029    3.947  150.7    7.2    30   13.3 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   17 55 48.6   -49 18 03     3.032    3.947  150.2    7.4    33   13.3 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   17 54 46.3   -49 13 58     3.035    3.946  149.7    7.5    35   13.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   17 53 45.0   -49 09 44     3.039    3.946  149.2    7.6    37   13.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   17 52 44.5   -49 05 21     3.042    3.946  148.6    7.7    39   13.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   17 51 45.0   -49 00 48     3.046    3.945  148.0    7.8    41   13.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   17 50 46.6   -48 56 07     3.050    3.945  147.4    8.0    43   13.3 

    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.