(372) Palma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Nov 2025	14.1	3.901 AU	4.798 AU	15h43m	-39°12'	22.4°	5.5°
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
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   15 43 42.2   -39 12 14     4.798    3.901   22.4    5.5   160   14.1 
2025-11-13 02:31 UT   15 43 51.6   -39 12 34     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 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   15 49 42.6   -39 25 01     4.811    3.904   21.0    5.2   166   14.1 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   15 51 13.0   -39 28 12     4.814    3.905   20.7    5.1   168   14.1 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   15 52 43.5   -39 31 23     4.816    3.905   20.4    5.1   169   14.1 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   15 54 14.2   -39 34 35     4.819    3.906   20.2    5.0   171   14.1 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   15 55 44.9   -39 37 46     4.821    3.907   19.9    4.9   173   14.1 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   15 57 15.8   -39 40 56     4.823    3.908   19.7    4.9   175   14.1 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   15 58 46.7   -39 44 06     4.825    3.908   19.5    4.8   176   14.1 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   16 00 17.8   -39 47 16     4.827    3.909   19.3    4.8   178   14.1 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   16 01 48.9   -39 50 26     4.829    3.910   19.2    4.8   180   14.1 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   16 03 20.1   -39 53 35     4.830    3.910   19.0    4.7   182   14.1 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   16 04 51.4   -39 56 44     4.831    3.911   18.9    4.7   184   14.1 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   16 06 22.7   -39 59 53     4.833    3.912   18.8    4.7   186   14.1 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   16 07 54.1   -40 03 00     4.833    3.912   18.8    4.7   188   14.1 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   16 09 25.5   -40 06 08     4.834    3.913   18.8    4.6   190   14.1 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   16 10 57.0   -40 09 15     4.835    3.914   18.8    4.6   192   14.1 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   16 12 28.6   -40 12 21     4.835    3.914   18.8    4.6   194   14.1 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   16 14 00.1   -40 15 27     4.835    3.915   18.8    4.7   196   14.1 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   16 15 31.7   -40 18 32     4.835    3.916   18.9    4.7   198   14.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   16 17 03.4   -40 21 37     4.835    3.916   19.0    4.7   200   14.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   16 18 35.0   -40 24 41     4.835    3.917   19.1    4.7   202   14.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   16 20 06.7   -40 27 44     4.834    3.918   19.3    4.8   204   14.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   16 21 38.4   -40 30 47     4.834    3.918   19.4    4.8   206   14.1 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   16 23 10.1   -40 33 49     4.833    3.919   19.6    4.8   208   14.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   16 24 41.8   -40 36 50     4.832    3.920   19.9    4.9   210   14.1 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   16 26 13.5   -40 39 51     4.830    3.920   20.1    5.0   212   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.