(372) Palma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Sep 2026	14.0	3.913 AU	3.648 AU	17h35m	-42°24'	97.7°	14.8°
Opposition	13 Aug 2027	12.1	3.431 AU	2.419 AU	21h37m	-18°36'	175.8°	1.2°

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)                : 0.2523009
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1629141
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.78161
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 327.20021
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 115.44626
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 188.59358
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 264.67358
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 21.35415
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.63            
        

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
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   17 35 06.3   -42 24 36     3.648    3.913   97.7   14.8    90   14.0 
2026-09-10 03:34 UT   17 35 10.2   -42 23 39     3.650    3.913   97.6   14.8    90   14.0 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   17 35 33.1   -42 18 15     3.661    3.912   96.9   14.8    90   14.0 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   17 36 01.1   -42 11 57     3.675    3.912   96.1   14.8    90   14.0 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   17 36 30.2   -42 05 41     3.689    3.911   95.2   14.8    91   14.0 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   17 37 00.4   -41 59 27     3.702    3.910   94.4   14.9    91   14.0 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   17 37 31.8   -41 53 16     3.716    3.910   93.6   14.9    91   14.0 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   17 38 04.2   -41 47 07     3.729    3.909   92.8   14.9    91   14.0 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   17 38 37.7   -41 41 01     3.743    3.908   91.9   14.9    92   14.0 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   17 39 12.3   -41 34 58     3.757    3.907   91.1   14.9    92   14.0 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   17 39 47.9   -41 28 57     3.770    3.907   90.3   14.9    92   14.0 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   17 40 24.6   -41 22 58     3.784    3.906   89.5   14.9    92   14.0 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   17 41 02.3   -41 17 02     3.798    3.905   88.7   14.9    92   14.1 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   17 41 40.9   -41 11 08     3.811    3.905   87.8   14.9    93   14.1 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   17 42 20.6   -41 05 17     3.825    3.904   87.0   14.9    93   14.1 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   17 43 01.2   -40 59 28     3.839    3.903   86.2   14.9    93   14.1 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   17 43 42.7   -40 53 42     3.852    3.902   85.4   14.8    93   14.1 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   17 44 25.2   -40 47 57     3.866    3.902   84.6   14.8    93   14.1 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   17 45 08.6   -40 42 16     3.880    3.901   83.8   14.8    93   14.1 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   17 45 52.9   -40 36 36     3.893    3.900   83.0   14.8    94   14.1 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   17 46 38.1   -40 30 59     3.907    3.899   82.2   14.7    94   14.1 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   17 47 24.2   -40 25 24     3.920    3.899   81.4   14.7    94   14.1 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   17 48 11.1   -40 19 51     3.934    3.898   80.6   14.7    94   14.1 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   17 48 58.9   -40 14 20     3.948    3.897   79.8   14.6    94   14.1 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   17 49 47.5   -40 08 51     3.961    3.896   79.0   14.6    94   14.1 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   17 50 36.9   -40 03 25     3.974    3.895   78.2   14.6    95   14.1 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   17 51 27.2   -39 58 00     3.988    3.895   77.4   14.5    95   14.1 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   17 52 18.3   -39 52 37     4.001    3.894   76.7   14.5    95   14.1 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   17 53 10.1   -39 47 17     4.015    3.893   75.9   14.4    95   14.2 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   17 54 02.8   -39 41 58     4.028    3.892   75.1   14.4    95   14.2 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   17 54 56.2   -39 36 41     4.041    3.892   74.3   14.3    95   14.2 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   17 55 50.3   -39 31 26     4.054    3.891   73.5   14.3    95   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.