(372) Palma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Sep 2025	14.2	3.850 AU	4.328 AU	14h23m	-36°30'	55.6°	12.4°
Opposition	23 Jun 2026	13.2	3.951 AU	3.015 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)                : 0.2526052
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1618933
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.78083
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 327.21636
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 115.37304
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 118.56925
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 264.61233
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 21.36706
            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
2025-09-16 00:00 UT   14 23 28.3   -36 30 40     4.328    3.850   55.6   12.4   125   14.2 
2025-09-16 03:08 UT   14 23 37.9   -36 30 55     4.329    3.850   55.5   12.4   126   14.2 
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   14 24 42.1   -36 32 33     4.340    3.851   54.9   12.3   126   14.2 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   14 25 56.4   -36 34 30     4.351    3.852   54.3   12.2   126   14.2 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   14 27 11.0   -36 36 29     4.363    3.853   53.6   12.1   126   14.2 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   14 28 26.0   -36 38 31     4.375    3.854   52.9   12.0   126   14.2 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   14 29 41.5   -36 40 36     4.386    3.855   52.3   11.9   127   14.2 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   14 30 57.3   -36 42 44     4.397    3.856   51.6   11.8   127   14.2 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   14 32 13.5   -36 44 55     4.409    3.857   51.0   11.7   127   14.2 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   14 33 30.1   -36 47 08     4.420    3.858   50.3   11.6   128   14.2 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   14 34 47.1   -36 49 24     4.431    3.859   49.7   11.4   128   14.2 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   14 36 04.5   -36 51 42     4.441    3.860   49.1   11.3   128   14.2 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   14 37 22.2   -36 54 03     4.452    3.860   48.4   11.2   128   14.2 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   14 38 40.3   -36 56 26     4.463    3.861   47.8   11.1   129   14.2 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   14 39 58.7   -36 58 52     4.473    3.862   47.1   11.0   129   14.2 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   14 41 17.5   -37 01 20     4.484    3.863   46.5   10.8   129   14.2 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   14 42 36.6   -37 03 50     4.494    3.864   45.9   10.7   130   14.2 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   14 43 56.1   -37 06 22     4.504    3.865   45.2   10.6   130   14.2 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   14 45 15.9   -37 08 56     4.514    3.866   44.6   10.5   130   14.2 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   14 46 36.0   -37 11 32     4.524    3.867   44.0   10.4   131   14.2 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   14 47 56.5   -37 14 10     4.534    3.868   43.4   10.2   131   14.2 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   14 49 17.2   -37 16 50     4.543    3.869   42.7   10.1   131   14.2 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   14 50 38.3   -37 19 32     4.553    3.870   42.1   10.0   132   14.2 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   14 51 59.7   -37 22 15     4.562    3.871   41.5    9.9   132   14.2 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   14 53 21.4   -37 25 00     4.571    3.872   40.9    9.7   133   14.2 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   14 54 43.4   -37 27 47     4.580    3.873   40.3    9.6   133   14.2 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   14 56 05.7   -37 30 35     4.589    3.874   39.7    9.5   133   14.2 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   14 57 28.3   -37 33 25     4.598    3.875   39.1    9.3   134   14.2 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   14 58 51.2   -37 36 16     4.607    3.875   38.5    9.2   134   14.2 
2025-10-14 00:00 UT   15 00 14.4   -37 39 09     4.615    3.876   37.9    9.1   135   14.2 
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   15 01 37.9   -37 42 03     4.623    3.877   37.3    9.0   135   14.2 
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   15 03 01.6   -37 44 59     4.632    3.878   36.7    8.8   136   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.