(2) Pallas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Aug 2026	8.8	2.891 AU	2.095 AU	01h39m	-04°11'	134.3°	14.5°
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)                : 0.2307001
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7695590
            i (Inclination)                 : 34.93279
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 172.88661
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 310.96993
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 254.24963
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 129.53361
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.61712
            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
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   01 39 09.7   -04 11 29     2.095    2.891  134.3   14.5   262    8.8 
2026-08-31 01:27 UT   01 39 09.4   -04 12 20     2.094    2.891  134.3   14.5   262    8.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   01 39 04.4   -04 25 42     2.084    2.889  135.2   14.2   262    8.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   01 38 57.7   -04 40 07     2.073    2.887  136.2   14.0   263    8.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   01 38 49.7   -04 54 43     2.062    2.884  137.2   13.8   264    8.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   01 38 40.3   -05 09 30     2.052    2.882  138.1   13.5   265    8.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   01 38 29.6   -05 24 29     2.041    2.880  139.1   13.3   266    8.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   01 38 17.5   -05 39 38     2.031    2.878  140.0   13.0   266    8.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   01 38 04.1   -05 54 57     2.021    2.875  141.0   12.7   267    8.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   01 37 49.3   -06 10 26     2.012    2.873  142.0   12.5   268    8.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   01 37 33.1   -06 26 04     2.002    2.871  142.9   12.2   269    8.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   01 37 15.6   -06 41 51     1.993    2.869  143.8   12.0   270    8.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   01 36 56.7   -06 57 46     1.984    2.866  144.8   11.7   272    8.6 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   01 36 36.6   -07 13 50     1.976    2.864  145.7   11.4   273    8.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   01 36 15.1   -07 30 01     1.967    2.862  146.6   11.2   274    8.6 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   01 35 52.3   -07 46 19     1.959    2.860  147.5   10.9   275    8.5 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   01 35 28.2   -08 02 43     1.951    2.857  148.4   10.6   277    8.5 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   01 35 02.9   -08 19 12     1.944    2.855  149.3   10.4   278    8.5 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   01 34 36.3   -08 35 48     1.937    2.853  150.1   10.1   280    8.5 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   01 34 08.6   -08 52 27     1.930    2.850  151.0    9.8   282    8.5 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   01 33 39.6   -09 09 11     1.923    2.848  151.8    9.6   284    8.4 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   01 33 09.4   -09 25 58     1.916    2.846  152.6    9.4   286    8.4 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   01 32 38.1   -09 42 47     1.910    2.843  153.3    9.1   288    8.4 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   01 32 05.7   -09 59 39     1.904    2.841  154.1    8.9   290    8.4 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   01 31 32.2   -10 16 32     1.899    2.839  154.8    8.7   292    8.4 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   01 30 57.6   -10 33 25     1.893    2.837  155.4    8.5   295    8.4 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   01 30 22.0   -10 50 19     1.888    2.834  156.1    8.3   297    8.3 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   01 29 45.4   -11 07 12     1.883    2.832  156.6    8.1   300    8.3 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   01 29 07.8   -11 24 03     1.879    2.830  157.2    7.9   303    8.3 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   01 28 29.3   -11 40 53     1.875    2.827  157.6    7.8   306    8.3 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   01 27 49.8   -11 57 39     1.871    2.825  158.0    7.6   309    8.3 

    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.