(2) Pallas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Nov 2025	10.2	3.357 AU	3.296 AU	20h28m	-01°17'	84.9°	17.1°
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)                : 211.52977
            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
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   20 28 28.3   -01 17 39     3.296    3.357   84.9   17.1    74   10.2 
2025-11-07 17:41 UT   20 29 01.3   -01 22 25     3.306    3.356   84.3   17.1    74   10.2 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   20 29 13.2   -01 24 06     3.309    3.356   84.1   17.1    74   10.2 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   20 29 59.0   -01 30 25     3.323    3.355   83.3   17.1    73   10.2 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   20 30 45.5   -01 36 35     3.336    3.354   82.5   17.0    73   10.3 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   20 31 32.8   -01 42 37     3.350    3.353   81.7   17.0    73   10.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   20 32 20.9   -01 48 31     3.363    3.353   80.9   17.0    72   10.3 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   20 33 09.7   -01 54 16     3.377    3.352   80.1   16.9    72   10.3 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   20 33 59.3   -01 59 54     3.390    3.351   79.3   16.9    72   10.3 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   20 34 49.5   -02 05 23     3.404    3.350   78.5   16.8    72   10.3 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   20 35 40.6   -02 10 44     3.417    3.349   77.7   16.8    71   10.3 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   20 36 32.3   -02 15 56     3.431    3.349   76.9   16.7    71   10.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   20 37 24.7   -02 21 01     3.444    3.348   76.1   16.7    71   10.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   20 38 17.8   -02 25 58     3.457    3.347   75.4   16.6    71   10.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   20 39 11.5   -02 30 46     3.470    3.346   74.6   16.5    70   10.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   20 40 06.0   -02 35 27     3.484    3.345   73.8   16.5    70   10.3 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   20 41 01.0   -02 39 59     3.497    3.344   73.0   16.4    70   10.3 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   20 41 56.8   -02 44 24     3.510    3.343   72.2   16.3    70   10.3 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   20 42 53.1   -02 48 40     3.523    3.343   71.4   16.3    69   10.3 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   20 43 50.1   -02 52 49     3.536    3.342   70.7   16.2    69   10.3 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   20 44 47.6   -02 56 50     3.549    3.341   69.9   16.1    69   10.4 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   20 45 45.8   -03 00 43     3.562    3.340   69.1   16.0    69   10.4 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   20 46 44.5   -03 04 29     3.575    3.339   68.4   15.9    68   10.4 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   20 47 43.8   -03 08 06     3.587    3.338   67.6   15.9    68   10.4 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   20 48 43.7   -03 11 36     3.600    3.337   66.8   15.8    68   10.4 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   20 49 44.1   -03 14 59     3.613    3.336   66.1   15.7    68   10.4 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   20 50 45.0   -03 18 14     3.625    3.335   65.3   15.6    67   10.4 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   20 51 46.5   -03 21 22     3.638    3.334   64.5   15.5    67   10.4 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   20 52 48.5   -03 24 22     3.650    3.334   63.8   15.4    67   10.4 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   20 53 50.9   -03 27 15     3.662    3.333   63.0   15.3    67   10.4 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   20 54 53.9   -03 30 01     3.674    3.332   62.2   15.2    66   10.4 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   20 55 57.4   -03 32 40     3.686    3.331   61.5   15.1    66   10.4 

    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.