(2) Pallas |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 26 Feb 2025 | 10.5 | 3.366 AU | 4.036 AU | 19h57m | +05°40' | 42.0° | 11.4° |
Opposition | 7 Aug 2025 | 9.4 | 3.404 AU | 2.503 AU | 20h33m | +14°41' | 147.7° | 9.2° |
(2) Pallas - 2025-02-26
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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) : 0.2305404
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7701937
i (Inclination) : 34.92402
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 172.89530
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 310.91037
M (Mean anomaly) : 168.79870
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 129.47918
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -25.63588
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.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2025-02-26 00:00 UT 19 57 41.4 +05 40 19 4.036 3.366 42.0 11.4 290 10.5
2025-02-26 09:54 UT 19 58 11.2 +05 42 27 4.033 3.367 42.2 11.4 290 10.5
2025-02-27 00:00 UT 19 58 53.5 +05 45 31 4.030 3.367 42.5 11.5 289 10.5
2025-02-28 00:00 UT 20 00 05.2 +05 50 46 4.023 3.368 43.1 11.6 288 10.5
2025-03-01 00:00 UT 20 01 16.5 +05 56 05 4.016 3.368 43.6 11.7 288 10.5
2025-03-02 00:00 UT 20 02 27.4 +06 01 28 4.009 3.369 44.1 11.8 287 10.5
2025-03-03 00:00 UT 20 03 37.9 +06 06 55 4.002 3.370 44.6 11.9 286 10.5
2025-03-04 00:00 UT 20 04 48.0 +06 12 25 3.995 3.371 45.2 12.0 286 10.5
2025-03-05 00:00 UT 20 05 57.6 +06 17 58 3.988 3.371 45.7 12.2 285 10.5
2025-03-06 00:00 UT 20 07 06.8 +06 23 35 3.981 3.372 46.2 12.3 284 10.5
2025-03-07 00:00 UT 20 08 15.6 +06 29 15 3.973 3.372 46.8 12.4 284 10.5
2025-03-08 00:00 UT 20 09 24.0 +06 34 59 3.966 3.373 47.3 12.5 283 10.5
2025-03-09 00:00 UT 20 10 31.9 +06 40 46 3.958 3.374 47.9 12.6 282 10.5
2025-03-10 00:00 UT 20 11 39.3 +06 46 36 3.950 3.374 48.4 12.7 282 10.5
2025-03-11 00:00 UT 20 12 46.3 +06 52 29 3.942 3.375 49.0 12.8 281 10.5
2025-03-12 00:00 UT 20 13 52.8 +06 58 25 3.934 3.376 49.6 12.9 281 10.5
2025-03-13 00:00 UT 20 14 58.9 +07 04 24 3.926 3.376 50.1 13.1 280 10.5
2025-03-14 00:00 UT 20 16 04.5 +07 10 26 3.918 3.377 50.7 13.2 279 10.5
2025-03-15 00:00 UT 20 17 09.6 +07 16 31 3.909 3.378 51.3 13.3 279 10.5
2025-03-16 00:00 UT 20 18 14.3 +07 22 39 3.901 3.378 51.8 13.4 278 10.5
2025-03-17 00:00 UT 20 19 18.4 +07 28 50 3.892 3.379 52.4 13.5 278 10.5
2025-03-18 00:00 UT 20 20 22.1 +07 35 03 3.884 3.379 53.0 13.6 277 10.5
2025-03-19 00:00 UT 20 21 25.2 +07 41 20 3.875 3.380 53.6 13.7 277 10.5
2025-03-20 00:00 UT 20 22 27.8 +07 47 38 3.866 3.380 54.2 13.8 276 10.5
2025-03-21 00:00 UT 20 23 30.0 +07 53 60 3.857 3.381 54.7 13.9 275 10.5
2025-03-22 00:00 UT 20 24 31.6 +08 00 23 3.847 3.382 55.3 14.0 275 10.5
2025-03-23 00:00 UT 20 25 32.7 +08 06 50 3.838 3.382 55.9 14.1 274 10.5
2025-03-24 00:00 UT 20 26 33.2 +08 13 18 3.829 3.383 56.5 14.2 274 10.5
2025-03-25 00:00 UT 20 27 33.2 +08 19 49 3.819 3.383 57.1 14.3 273 10.5
2025-03-26 00:00 UT 20 28 32.6 +08 26 22 3.810 3.384 57.7 14.4 273 10.5
2025-03-27 00:00 UT 20 29 31.5 +08 32 57 3.800 3.384 58.3 14.5 272 10.5
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.