Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 3.16 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2527
  • Inclination: 23.79 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 327.23 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 115.23 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 13.46 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 173.64200 km
  • Magnitude: 7.41
  • Albedo: 0.059
  • Spectral type (Tholen): BFC
  • Spectral type (SMASS): B

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2443889.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 8.58191
  • Spin latitude: 17.0
  • Spin longitude: 17.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: -1.0

This shape model of asteroid Palma is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.

The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.