(372) Palma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Jul 2025	13.6	3.760 AU	3.291 AU	13h19m	-37°55'	109.9°	14.7°
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
2025-07-03 00:00 UT   13 19 33.1   -37 55 11     3.291    3.760  109.9   14.7   104   13.6 
2025-07-03 06:25 UT   13 19 38.4   -37 53 53     3.294    3.760  109.7   14.7   104   13.6 
2025-07-04 00:00 UT   13 19 53.2   -37 50 21     3.304    3.761  109.1   14.8   105   13.6 
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   13 20 14.5   -37 45 37     3.317    3.763  108.3   14.9   105   13.7 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   13 20 36.8   -37 40 60     3.331    3.764  107.5   14.9   106   13.7 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   13 21 00.3   -37 36 29     3.345    3.766  106.7   15.0   106   13.7 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   13 21 24.9   -37 32 04     3.358    3.767  106.0   15.0   106   13.7 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   13 21 50.5   -37 27 46     3.372    3.768  105.2   15.1   107   13.7 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   13 22 17.2   -37 23 34     3.386    3.770  104.4   15.1   107   13.7 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   13 22 45.0   -37 19 29     3.400    3.771  103.6   15.2   108   13.7 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   13 23 13.8   -37 15 31     3.414    3.772  102.8   15.2   108   13.7 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   13 23 43.6   -37 11 39     3.428    3.774  102.1   15.3   108   13.7 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   13 24 14.4   -37 07 53     3.442    3.775  101.3   15.3   109   13.8 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   13 24 46.2   -37 04 15     3.456    3.776  100.5   15.3   109   13.8 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   13 25 19.0   -37 00 42     3.470    3.777   99.7   15.4   110   13.8 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   13 25 52.8   -36 57 17     3.484    3.779   99.0   15.4   110   13.8 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   13 26 27.5   -36 53 57     3.499    3.780   98.2   15.4   110   13.8 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   13 27 03.1   -36 50 45     3.513    3.781   97.4   15.5   111   13.8 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   13 27 39.7   -36 47 39     3.527    3.783   96.7   15.5   111   13.8 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   13 28 17.2   -36 44 40     3.542    3.784   95.9   15.5   111   13.8 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   13 28 55.7   -36 41 47     3.556    3.785   95.2   15.5   112   13.8 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   13 29 35.0   -36 39 01     3.571    3.786   94.4   15.5   112   13.8 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   13 30 15.2   -36 36 21     3.585    3.788   93.6   15.5   112   13.9 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   13 30 56.3   -36 33 48     3.600    3.789   92.9   15.5   113   13.9 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   13 31 38.2   -36 31 21     3.614    3.790   92.1   15.5   113   13.9 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   13 32 21.0   -36 29 01     3.629    3.791   91.4   15.5   113   13.9 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   13 33 04.6   -36 26 47     3.643    3.793   90.6   15.5   113   13.9 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   13 33 49.1   -36 24 40     3.658    3.794   89.9   15.5   114   13.9 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   13 34 34.4   -36 22 39     3.672    3.795   89.1   15.5   114   13.9 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   13 35 20.4   -36 20 45     3.687    3.796   88.4   15.5   114   13.9 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   13 36 07.3   -36 18 57     3.701    3.798   87.7   15.5   115   13.9 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   13 36 54.9   -36 17 15     3.716    3.799   86.9   15.5   115   13.9 

    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.