(372) Palma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 May 2026	13.7	3.960 AU	3.255 AU	18h47m	-48°47'	128.1°	11.6°
Opposition	23 Jun 2026	13.3	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)      : 115.41638
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 153.58185
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 264.64848
            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
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   18 47 29.9   -48 47 29     3.255    3.960  128.1   11.6   287   13.7 
2026-05-13 02:25 UT   18 47 27.2   -48 47 53     3.254    3.960  128.2   11.6   287   13.6 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   18 47 02.8   -48 51 23     3.245    3.960  129.0   11.4   288   13.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   18 46 34.2   -48 55 13     3.235    3.959  129.8   11.3   289   13.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   18 46 03.9   -48 59 00     3.226    3.959  130.7   11.2   290   13.6 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   18 45 32.1   -49 02 44     3.216    3.959  131.5   11.0   290   13.6 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   18 44 58.6   -49 06 23     3.206    3.959  132.4   10.9   291   13.6 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   18 44 23.6   -49 09 58     3.197    3.959  133.2   10.7   292   13.6 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   18 43 47.1   -49 13 28     3.188    3.959  134.0   10.6   293   13.6 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   18 43 09.0   -49 16 53     3.179    3.959  134.9   10.4   294   13.6 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   18 42 29.3   -49 20 14     3.171    3.959  135.7   10.3   296   13.5 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   18 41 48.2   -49 23 28     3.162    3.958  136.5   10.1   297   13.5 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   18 41 05.7   -49 26 37     3.154    3.958  137.3   10.0   298   13.5 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   18 40 21.6   -49 29 41     3.146    3.958  138.1    9.8   299   13.5 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   18 39 36.2   -49 32 38     3.138    3.958  138.9    9.7   300   13.5 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   18 38 49.4   -49 35 28     3.130    3.958  139.7    9.5   302   13.5 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   18 38 01.1   -49 38 12     3.123    3.958  140.5    9.4   303   13.5 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   18 37 11.6   -49 40 48     3.116    3.957  141.2    9.2   304   13.5 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   18 36 20.8   -49 43 18     3.109    3.957  142.0    9.1   306   13.4 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   18 35 28.6   -49 45 40     3.102    3.957  142.7    8.9   307   13.4 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   18 34 35.3   -49 47 54     3.096    3.957  143.5    8.8   309   13.4 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   18 33 40.7   -49 50 00     3.089    3.957  144.2    8.6   310   13.4 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   18 32 45.0   -49 51 58     3.083    3.956  144.9    8.5   312   13.4 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   18 31 48.1   -49 53 48     3.078    3.956  145.6    8.3   313   13.4 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   18 30 50.1   -49 55 29     3.072    3.956  146.2    8.2   315   13.4 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   18 29 51.1   -49 57 00     3.067    3.956  146.9    8.1   317   13.4 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   18 28 51.1   -49 58 23     3.062    3.956  147.5    7.9   319   13.4 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   18 27 50.2   -49 59 36     3.057    3.955  148.1    7.8   321   13.4 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   18 26 48.3   -50 00 40     3.052    3.955  148.7    7.7   323   13.3 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   18 25 45.6   -50 01 34     3.048    3.955  149.3    7.5   325   13.3 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   18 24 42.1   -50 02 18     3.044    3.955  149.8    7.4   327   13.3 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   18 23 37.8   -50 02 52     3.040    3.954  150.3    7.3   329   13.3 

    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.