(372) Palma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Apr 2024	12.4	2.823 AU	2.293 AU	09h24m	+07°50'	111.7°	19.3°
Opposition	1 May 2025	13.0	3.666 AU	2.766 AU	13h42m	-44°11'	148.9°	8.2°

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)                : 0.2526857
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1604747
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.78549
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 327.22915
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 115.26300
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 48.52519
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 264.50983
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 21.39158
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-04-19 00:00 UT   09 24 18.2   +07 50 36     2.293    2.823  111.7   19.3   105   12.4 
2024-04-19 18:45 UT   09 24 29.0   +07 46 37     2.305    2.825  111.0   19.4   105   12.5 
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   09 24 32.2   +07 45 30     2.308    2.825  110.8   19.4   105   12.5 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   09 24 47.6   +07 40 22     2.323    2.828  109.9   19.5   106   12.5 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   09 25 04.2   +07 35 11     2.338    2.830  109.0   19.6   106   12.5 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   09 25 22.1   +07 29 58     2.353    2.833  108.2   19.7   106   12.5 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   09 25 41.2   +07 24 43     2.369    2.835  107.3   19.8   106   12.5 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   09 26 01.6   +07 19 25     2.384    2.838  106.4   19.9   106   12.6 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   09 26 23.2   +07 14 05     2.399    2.840  105.6   20.0   106   12.6 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   09 26 46.0   +07 08 43     2.415    2.843  104.7   20.0   106   12.6 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   09 27 10.0   +07 03 18     2.430    2.845  103.9   20.1   106   12.6 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   09 27 35.1   +06 57 51     2.446    2.848  103.0   20.2   107   12.6 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   09 28 01.3   +06 52 22     2.461    2.850  102.2   20.2   107   12.6 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   09 28 28.7   +06 46 50     2.477    2.853  101.4   20.3   107   12.7 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   09 28 57.1   +06 41 16     2.493    2.855  100.6   20.3   107   12.7 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   09 29 26.6   +06 35 39     2.509    2.858   99.7   20.3   107   12.7 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   09 29 57.2   +06 29 59     2.524    2.860   98.9   20.4   107   12.7 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   09 30 28.8   +06 24 17     2.540    2.863   98.1   20.4   107   12.7 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   09 31 01.5   +06 18 33     2.556    2.865   97.3   20.4   108   12.7 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   09 31 35.2   +06 12 46     2.572    2.868   96.5   20.5   108   12.8 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   09 32 09.8   +06 06 56     2.588    2.870   95.7   20.5   108   12.8 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   09 32 45.4   +06 01 04     2.604    2.873   95.0   20.5   108   12.8 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   09 33 22.0   +05 55 09     2.619    2.875   94.2   20.5   108   12.8 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   09 33 59.5   +05 49 11     2.635    2.878   93.4   20.5   108   12.8 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   09 34 37.9   +05 43 11     2.651    2.880   92.6   20.5   109   12.8 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   09 35 17.2   +05 37 07     2.667    2.883   91.8   20.5   109   12.9 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   09 35 57.4   +05 31 02     2.683    2.885   91.1   20.5   109   12.9 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   09 36 38.5   +05 24 53     2.699    2.888   90.3   20.5   109   12.9 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   09 37 20.3   +05 18 42     2.715    2.890   89.6   20.5   109   12.9 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   09 38 03.0   +05 12 28     2.731    2.893   88.8   20.5   109   12.9 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   09 38 46.5   +05 06 11     2.747    2.895   88.1   20.4   109   12.9 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   09 39 30.8   +04 59 51     2.763    2.898   87.3   20.4   110   12.9 

    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.