(2) Pallas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jun 2026	10.1	3.079 AU	3.459 AU	00h38m	+03°36'	60.0°	16.6°
Opposition	6 Oct 2026	8.2	2.807 AU	1.851 AU	01h22m	-14°00'	159.0°	7.3°

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 Pallas are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2306430
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7699258
            i (Inclination)                 : 34.92833
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 172.88859
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 310.93340
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 211.52976
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 129.49720
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.62926
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.61            
        

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
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   00 38 09.7   +03 36 50     3.459    3.079   60.0   16.6   247   10.1 
2026-06-01 08:49 UT   00 38 34.6   +03 37 23     3.454    3.079   60.2   16.6   247   10.1 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   00 39 17.4   +03 38 19     3.445    3.078   60.7   16.7   247   10.1 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   00 40 24.8   +03 39 42     3.430    3.076   61.4   16.8   247   10.1 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   00 41 31.9   +03 41 00     3.416    3.074   62.1   16.9   247   10.1 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   00 42 38.6   +03 42 13     3.401    3.072   62.8   17.1   247   10.1 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   00 43 45.1   +03 43 19     3.386    3.070   63.5   17.2   247   10.1 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   00 44 51.1   +03 44 20     3.372    3.068   64.2   17.3   247   10.1 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   00 45 56.9   +03 45 16     3.357    3.066   64.9   17.4   247   10.1 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   00 47 02.3   +03 46 05     3.342    3.064   65.6   17.6   247   10.1 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   00 48 07.3   +03 46 48     3.327    3.062   66.3   17.7   247   10.1 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   00 49 11.9   +03 47 25     3.312    3.060   67.0   17.8   247   10.1 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   00 50 16.1   +03 47 56     3.297    3.059   67.7   17.9   247   10.1 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   00 51 20.0   +03 48 20     3.281    3.057   68.4   18.0   247   10.1 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   00 52 23.5   +03 48 38     3.266    3.055   69.1   18.1   247   10.1 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   00 53 26.5   +03 48 49     3.251    3.053   69.8   18.2   247   10.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   00 54 29.1   +03 48 53     3.235    3.051   70.5   18.3   247   10.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   00 55 31.3   +03 48 50     3.220    3.049   71.2   18.4   247   10.0 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   00 56 33.1   +03 48 41     3.204    3.047   72.0   18.5   247   10.0 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   00 57 34.4   +03 48 24     3.189    3.045   72.7   18.6   247   10.0 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   00 58 35.2   +03 47 60     3.173    3.043   73.4   18.7   247   10.0 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   00 59 35.6   +03 47 28     3.158    3.041   74.1   18.7   247   10.0 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   01 00 35.5   +03 46 49     3.142    3.039   74.9   18.8   247   10.0 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   01 01 35.0   +03 46 03     3.126    3.037   75.6   18.9   247   10.0 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   01 02 33.9   +03 45 08     3.110    3.035   76.3   19.0   247   10.0 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   01 03 32.4   +03 44 06     3.094    3.033   77.1   19.1   247   10.0 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   01 04 30.3   +03 42 56     3.079    3.031   77.8   19.1   247    9.9 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   01 05 27.8   +03 41 38     3.063    3.029   78.5   19.2   247    9.9 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   01 06 24.7   +03 40 12     3.047    3.027   79.3   19.3   247    9.9 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   01 07 21.1   +03 38 37     3.031    3.025   80.0   19.3   247    9.9 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   01 08 17.0   +03 36 54     3.015    3.023   80.8   19.4   247    9.9 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   01 09 12.2   +03 35 02     2.999    3.021   81.5   19.4   247    9.9 

    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.