(372) Palma
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Mar 2026	14.2	3.957 AU	4.038 AU	18h29m	-44°53'	78.3°	14.2°
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
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   18 29 43.5   -44 53 44     4.038    3.957   78.3   14.2   262   14.2 
2026-03-14 03:02 UT   18 29 50.3   -44 54 07     4.036    3.958   78.4   14.2   262   14.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   18 30 37.0   -44 56 53     4.024    3.958   79.1   14.3   262   14.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   18 31 29.6   -45 00 04     4.010    3.958   79.8   14.3   263   14.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   18 32 21.3   -45 03 17     3.996    3.958   80.6   14.4   263   14.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   18 33 11.9   -45 06 31     3.983    3.958   81.4   14.4   263   14.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   18 34 01.7   -45 09 48     3.969    3.958   82.2   14.4   263   14.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   18 34 50.4   -45 13 06     3.955    3.958   83.0   14.5   263   14.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   18 35 38.1   -45 16 26     3.941    3.959   83.8   14.5   264   14.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   18 36 24.8   -45 19 48     3.927    3.959   84.6   14.5   264   14.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   18 37 10.4   -45 23 12     3.913    3.959   85.3   14.5   264   14.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   18 37 55.1   -45 26 38     3.899    3.959   86.1   14.5   264   14.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   18 38 38.6   -45 30 06     3.885    3.959   86.9   14.6   265   14.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   18 39 21.1   -45 33 36     3.871    3.959   87.7   14.6   265   14.1 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   18 40 02.5   -45 37 07     3.857    3.959   88.5   14.6   265   14.1 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   18 40 42.8   -45 40 41     3.843    3.960   89.3   14.6   265   14.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   18 41 21.9   -45 44 16     3.829    3.960   90.1   14.6   266   14.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   18 41 60.0   -45 47 54     3.815    3.960   90.9   14.6   266   14.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   18 42 36.9   -45 51 33     3.801    3.960   91.8   14.6   266   14.1 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   18 43 12.6   -45 55 15     3.787    3.960   92.6   14.6   266   14.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   18 43 47.2   -45 58 58     3.773    3.960   93.4   14.6   267   14.1 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   18 44 20.6   -46 02 43     3.759    3.960   94.2   14.6   267   14.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   18 44 52.8   -46 06 30     3.746    3.960   95.0   14.6   267   14.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   18 45 23.7   -46 10 19     3.732    3.960   95.8   14.6   268   14.1 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   18 45 53.5   -46 14 10     3.718    3.960   96.6   14.5   268   14.1 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   18 46 21.9   -46 18 03     3.704    3.960   97.5   14.5   268   14.0 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   18 46 49.1   -46 21 58     3.690    3.960   98.3   14.5   269   14.0 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   18 47 15.0   -46 25 54     3.676    3.961   99.1   14.5   269   14.0 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   18 47 39.7   -46 29 52     3.663    3.961  100.0   14.4   269   14.0 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   18 48 02.9   -46 33 52     3.649    3.961  100.8   14.4   270   14.0 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   18 48 24.9   -46 37 54     3.635    3.961  101.6   14.4   270   14.0 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   18 48 45.5   -46 41 57     3.622    3.961  102.5   14.3   270   14.0 

    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.