(372) Palma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Nov 2026	14.2	3.864 AU	4.412 AU	18h27m	-37°03'	50.9°	11.5°
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
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   18 27 42.9   -37 03 52     4.412    3.864   50.9   11.5    99   14.2 
2026-11-09 04:27 UT   18 27 56.1   -37 02 59     4.414    3.864   50.7   11.4    99   14.2 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   18 28 54.5   -36 59 08     4.423    3.863   50.1   11.3    99   14.2 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   18 30 06.4   -36 54 25     4.433    3.862   49.4   11.2    99   14.2 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   18 31 18.8   -36 49 42     4.443    3.861   48.7   11.1    99   14.2 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   18 32 31.5   -36 44 59     4.453    3.860   47.9   11.0    99   14.2 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   18 33 44.6   -36 40 16     4.463    3.859   47.2   10.8    99   14.2 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   18 34 58.0   -36 35 34     4.472    3.858   46.5   10.7    99   14.2 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   18 36 11.8   -36 30 51     4.482    3.857   45.8   10.6   100   14.2 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   18 37 25.9   -36 26 08     4.491    3.856   45.0   10.5   100   14.2 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   18 38 40.4   -36 21 25     4.500    3.855   44.3   10.3   100   14.2 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   18 39 55.2   -36 16 42     4.510    3.854   43.6   10.2   100   14.2 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   18 41 10.3   -36 11 60     4.518    3.853   42.9   10.0   100   14.2 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   18 42 25.6   -36 07 16     4.527    3.852   42.2    9.9   100   14.2 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   18 43 41.3   -36 02 33     4.536    3.851   41.5    9.8   101   14.2 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   18 44 57.3   -35 57 49     4.544    3.850   40.7    9.6   101   14.2 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   18 46 13.5   -35 53 06     4.553    3.849   40.0    9.5   101   14.2 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   18 47 30.0   -35 48 21     4.561    3.848   39.3    9.4   101   14.2 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   18 48 46.8   -35 43 37     4.569    3.847   38.6    9.2   101   14.2 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   18 50 03.8   -35 38 52     4.577    3.846   37.9    9.1   102   14.2 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   18 51 21.1   -35 34 06     4.585    3.845   37.2    8.9   102   14.2 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   18 52 38.6   -35 29 21     4.592    3.844   36.5    8.8   102   14.2 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   18 53 56.3   -35 24 34     4.600    3.843   35.8    8.6   102   14.2 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   18 55 14.3   -35 19 47     4.607    3.842   35.1    8.5   103   14.2 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   18 56 32.5   -35 14 60     4.614    3.841   34.4    8.3   103   14.2 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   18 57 50.9   -35 10 12     4.621    3.840   33.7    8.2   103   14.2 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   18 59 09.5   -35 05 23     4.628    3.839   33.0    8.0   104   14.2 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   19 00 28.3   -35 00 34     4.634    3.838   32.3    7.9   104   14.2 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   19 01 47.3   -34 55 44     4.641    3.837   31.6    7.7   104   14.2 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   19 03 06.4   -34 50 53     4.647    3.836   30.9    7.6   105   14.2 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   19 04 25.8   -34 46 02     4.653    3.835   30.3    7.4   105   14.2 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   19 05 45.3   -34 41 10     4.659    3.834   29.6    7.3   105   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.