(372) Palma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	23 Jun 2026	13.3	3.951 AU	3.016 AU	18h10m	-49°56'	153.5°	6.6°
Today	12 Jul 2026	13.3	3.945 AU	3.050 AU	17h50m	-48°56'	147.4°	8.0°

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
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   17 50 46.6   -48 56 07     3.050    3.945  147.4    8.0    43   13.3 
2026-07-12 03:26 UT   17 50 38.3   -48 55 26     3.051    3.945  147.3    8.0    43   13.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   17 49 49.1   -48 51 17     3.055    3.945  146.8    8.1    45   13.4 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   17 48 52.8   -48 46 18     3.059    3.944  146.1    8.3    46   13.4 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   17 47 57.6   -48 41 12     3.064    3.944  145.4    8.4    48   13.4 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   17 47 03.5   -48 35 58     3.069    3.943  144.8    8.6    50   13.4 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   17 46 10.7   -48 30 36     3.075    3.943  144.1    8.7    51   13.4 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   17 45 19.2   -48 25 07     3.080    3.942  143.3    8.9    53   13.4 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   17 44 28.9   -48 19 31     3.086    3.942  142.6    9.0    54   13.4 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   17 43 39.9   -48 13 48     3.092    3.942  141.8    9.2    56   13.4 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   17 42 52.3   -48 07 59     3.099    3.941  141.1    9.3    57   13.4 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   17 42 06.1   -48 02 04     3.105    3.941  140.3    9.5    58   13.4 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   17 41 21.3   -47 56 02     3.112    3.940  139.5    9.6    60   13.5 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   17 40 37.8   -47 49 56     3.119    3.940  138.7    9.8    61   13.5 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   17 39 55.8   -47 43 44     3.126    3.939  137.9    9.9    62   13.5 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   17 39 15.3   -47 37 27     3.134    3.939  137.1   10.1    63   13.5 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   17 38 36.2   -47 31 06     3.141    3.939  136.3   10.3    64   13.5 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   17 37 58.6   -47 24 40     3.149    3.938  135.5   10.4    65   13.5 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   17 37 22.6   -47 18 10     3.157    3.938  134.6   10.6    66   13.5 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   17 36 48.0   -47 11 36     3.166    3.937  133.8   10.7    67   13.5 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   17 36 14.9   -47 04 58     3.174    3.937  133.0   10.9    68   13.5 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   17 35 43.3   -46 58 17     3.183    3.936  132.1   11.0    69   13.6 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   17 35 13.3   -46 51 33     3.192    3.936  131.3   11.2    70   13.6 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   17 34 44.8   -46 44 47     3.201    3.935  130.4   11.3    71   13.6 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   17 34 17.9   -46 37 57     3.210    3.935  129.6   11.5    72   13.6 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   17 33 52.5   -46 31 06     3.219    3.934  128.7   11.6    73   13.6 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   17 33 28.6   -46 24 12     3.229    3.934  127.8   11.7    74   13.6 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   17 33 06.3   -46 17 16     3.239    3.933  127.0   11.9    74   13.6 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   17 32 45.6   -46 10 19     3.249    3.933  126.1   12.0    75   13.6 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   17 32 26.4   -46 03 20     3.259    3.932  125.2   12.2    76   13.6 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   17 32 08.7   -45 56 20     3.269    3.932  124.4   12.3    76   13.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   17 31 52.6   -45 49 19     3.280    3.931  123.5   12.4    77   13.7 

    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.