Hi,
I just allowed an automatic update for Ubuntu MATE 16.04 which included an update of KStars to 2.6.0 (previous version was 2.4.0). I soon discovered that Center & Track or Pointing / Find Object is incorrect for the planets. The RA is wrong by 180 degrees. The DEC is negative. The position of Jupiter or Venus is shown correct but the Center & Track menu command shifts the view to RA 0 and DEC 0 ! For the deep sky objects the function works correctly. For asteroids there is also concern. For example Pallas: Pointing / Find Object did not center on 21h 12m and 5° 20m but rather 12 h and 0 DEC. The coordinates given in the details window were correct but the Center in Map command resulted in 12 h and 0 DEC. The time was set so that the objects would be above the local horizon. The "requested position is below the horizon" message was given.
Also the Moon is not found.
Does anyone else see this behaviour?

regards, John

Thanks for report, issue fixed in PPA version (2.6.1). If you use PPA, you should get an update tomorrow with the fix.