(372) Palma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Oct 2026	14.2	3.891 AU	4.054 AU	17h55m	-39°31'	73.5°	14.3°
Opposition	13 Aug 2027	12.1	3.431 AU	2.419 AU	21h37m	-18°36'	175.8°	1.2°

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
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   17 55 50.3   -39 31 26     4.054    3.891   73.5   14.3    95   14.2 
2026-10-10 04:46 UT   17 56 01.2   -39 30 23     4.057    3.891   73.4   14.2    95   14.2 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   17 56 45.2   -39 26 12     4.067    3.890   72.7   14.2    95   14.2 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   17 57 40.8   -39 21 01     4.081    3.889   72.0   14.1    96   14.2 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   17 58 37.2   -39 15 51     4.094    3.888   71.2   14.1    96   14.2 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   17 59 34.2   -39 10 42     4.106    3.887   70.4   14.0    96   14.2 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   18 00 31.9   -39 05 36     4.119    3.887   69.6   13.9    96   14.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   18 01 30.3   -39 00 31     4.132    3.886   68.9   13.8    96   14.2 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   18 02 29.4   -38 55 27     4.145    3.885   68.1   13.8    96   14.2 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   18 03 29.1   -38 50 25     4.158    3.884   67.3   13.7    96   14.2 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   18 04 29.4   -38 45 24     4.170    3.883   66.6   13.6    96   14.2 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   18 05 30.4   -38 40 24     4.183    3.882   65.8   13.5    96   14.2 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   18 06 31.9   -38 35 26     4.195    3.881   65.0   13.4    97   14.2 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   18 07 34.1   -38 30 29     4.207    3.881   64.3   13.4    97   14.2 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   18 08 36.8   -38 25 33     4.220    3.880   63.5   13.3    97   14.2 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   18 09 40.1   -38 20 38     4.232    3.879   62.8   13.2    97   14.2 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   18 10 44.0   -38 15 44     4.244    3.878   62.0   13.1    97   14.2 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   18 11 48.4   -38 10 52     4.256    3.877   61.3   13.0    97   14.2 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   18 12 53.4   -38 06 00     4.268    3.876   60.5   12.9    97   14.2 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   18 13 58.9   -38 01 09     4.280    3.875   59.8   12.8    97   14.2 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   18 15 04.9   -37 56 19     4.291    3.874   59.0   12.7    97   14.2 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   18 16 11.4   -37 51 30     4.303    3.873   58.3   12.6    98   14.2 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   18 17 18.5   -37 46 42     4.314    3.873   57.5   12.5    98   14.2 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   18 18 26.0   -37 41 54     4.326    3.872   56.8   12.4    98   14.2 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   18 19 34.0   -37 37 07     4.337    3.871   56.0   12.3    98   14.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   18 20 42.5   -37 32 21     4.348    3.870   55.3   12.2    98   14.2 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   18 21 51.4   -37 27 35     4.359    3.869   54.5   12.1    98   14.2 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   18 23 00.9   -37 22 49     4.370    3.868   53.8   11.9    98   14.2 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   18 24 10.7   -37 18 04     4.381    3.867   53.1   11.8    98   14.2 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   18 25 21.0   -37 13 20     4.391    3.866   52.3   11.7    98   14.2 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   18 26 31.8   -37 08 36     4.402    3.865   51.6   11.6    99   14.2 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   18 27 42.9   -37 03 52     4.412    3.864   50.9   11.5    99   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.