(372) Palma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Dec 2025	14.1	3.918 AU	4.834 AU	16h20m	-40°27'	19.3°	4.8°
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
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   16 20 06.7   -40 27 44     4.834    3.918   19.3    4.8   204   14.1 
2025-12-07 07:00 UT   16 20 33.4   -40 28 37     4.834    3.918   19.3    4.8   205   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 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   16 27 45.1   -40 42 51     4.829    3.921   20.4    5.0   213   14.1 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   16 29 16.8   -40 45 50     4.827    3.921   20.6    5.1   215   14.1 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   16 30 48.4   -40 48 49     4.826    3.922   20.9    5.1   217   14.1 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   16 32 20.1   -40 51 47     4.824    3.923   21.3    5.2   218   14.1 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   16 33 51.6   -40 54 44     4.822    3.923   21.6    5.3   220   14.1 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   16 35 23.2   -40 57 41     4.819    3.924   22.0    5.4   221   14.1 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   16 36 54.6   -41 00 36     4.817    3.924   22.3    5.5   223   14.1 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   16 38 26.1   -41 03 32     4.814    3.925   22.7    5.6   224   14.2 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   16 39 57.4   -41 06 26     4.811    3.926   23.1    5.7   226   14.2 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   16 41 28.7   -41 09 20     4.808    3.926   23.6    5.7   227   14.2 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   16 42 59.9   -41 12 12     4.805    3.927   24.0    5.8   228   14.2 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   16 44 31.0   -41 15 05     4.802    3.927   24.4    5.9   229   14.2 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   16 46 02.0   -41 17 56     4.798    3.928   24.9    6.1   230   14.2 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   16 47 32.8   -41 20 47     4.795    3.928   25.4    6.2   232   14.2 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   16 49 03.6   -41 23 37     4.791    3.929   25.9    6.3   233   14.2 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   16 50 34.3   -41 26 26     4.787    3.930   26.3    6.4   234   14.2 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   16 52 04.8   -41 29 14     4.782    3.930   26.9    6.5   235   14.2 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   16 53 35.2   -41 32 02     4.778    3.931   27.4    6.6   236   14.2 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   16 55 05.4   -41 34 49     4.773    3.931   27.9    6.7   237   14.2 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   16 56 35.5   -41 37 35     4.769    3.932   28.4    6.8   237   14.2 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   16 58 05.4   -41 40 20     4.764    3.932   29.0    7.0   238   14.2 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   16 59 35.2   -41 43 05     4.759    3.933   29.5    7.1   239   14.2 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   17 01 04.7   -41 45 49     4.753    3.933   30.1    7.2   240   14.2 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   17 02 34.2   -41 48 32     4.748    3.934   30.6    7.3   241   14.2 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   17 04 03.4   -41 51 15     4.742    3.934   31.2    7.4   241   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.