(372) Palma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Oct 2025	14.2	3.880 AU	4.648 AU	15h05m	-37°50'	35.5°	8.6°
Opposition	23 Jun 2026	13.2	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)                : 0.2524870
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1624054
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.78068
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 327.20681
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 115.41637
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 153.58185
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 264.64847
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 21.35888
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.62            
        

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
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   15 05 50.2   -37 50 52     4.648    3.880   35.5    8.6   137   14.2 
2025-10-18 12:44 UT   15 06 35.0   -37 52 27     4.652    3.880   35.2    8.5   137   14.2 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   15 07 14.8   -37 53 51     4.655    3.881   34.9    8.5   137   14.2 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   15 08 39.6   -37 56 51     4.663    3.882   34.3    8.3   138   14.2 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   15 10 04.8   -37 59 53     4.670    3.882   33.8    8.2   139   14.2 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   15 11 30.1   -38 02 55     4.678    3.883   33.2    8.1   139   14.2 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   15 12 55.7   -38 05 58     4.685    3.884   32.6    7.9   140   14.2 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   15 14 21.6   -38 09 02     4.692    3.885   32.1    7.8   140   14.2 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   15 15 47.7   -38 12 07     4.699    3.886   31.5    7.7   141   14.2 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   15 17 14.0   -38 15 12     4.705    3.887   31.0    7.6   142   14.2 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   15 18 40.6   -38 18 19     4.712    3.888   30.4    7.4   142   14.2 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   15 20 07.4   -38 21 26     4.718    3.888   29.9    7.3   143   14.2 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   15 21 34.4   -38 24 34     4.724    3.889   29.4    7.2   144   14.2 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   15 23 01.6   -38 27 42     4.731    3.890   28.8    7.1   145   14.2 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   15 24 29.0   -38 30 51     4.736    3.891   28.3    7.0   146   14.2 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   15 25 56.6   -38 34 00     4.742    3.892   27.8    6.8   147   14.2 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   15 27 24.4   -38 37 10     4.748    3.892   27.3    6.7   147   14.2 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   15 28 52.4   -38 40 20     4.753    3.893   26.8    6.6   148   14.2 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   15 30 20.6   -38 43 30     4.758    3.894   26.3    6.5   149   14.2 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   15 31 49.0   -38 46 41     4.763    3.895   25.8    6.4   150   14.2 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   15 33 17.6   -38 49 52     4.768    3.896   25.4    6.3   151   14.1 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   15 34 46.3   -38 53 03     4.773    3.896   24.9    6.1   153   14.1 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   15 36 15.2   -38 56 15     4.777    3.897   24.5    6.0   154   14.1 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   15 37 44.3   -38 59 26     4.782    3.898   24.0    5.9   155   14.1 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   15 39 13.5   -39 02 38     4.786    3.899   23.6    5.8   156   14.1 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   15 40 42.9   -39 05 50     4.790    3.900   23.2    5.7   157   14.1 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   15 42 12.5   -39 09 02     4.794    3.900   22.8    5.6   159   14.1 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   15 43 42.2   -39 12 14     4.798    3.901   22.4    5.5   160   14.1 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   15 45 12.1   -39 15 25     4.801    3.902   22.0    5.5   161   14.1 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   15 46 42.1   -39 18 37     4.805    3.903   21.7    5.4   163   14.1 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   15 48 12.3   -39 21 49     4.808    3.903   21.3    5.3   164   14.1 

    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.