(2) Pallas |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 7 Aug 2025 | 9.4 | 3.404 AU | 2.503 AU | 20h33m | +14°41' | 147.7° | 9.2° |
Today | 6 Sep 2025 | 9.5 | 3.394 AU | 2.592 AU | 20h15m | +09°17' | 136.4° | 11.8° |
(2) Pallas - 2025-09-06
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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) : 172.89531
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 310.91037
M (Mean anomaly) : 168.79870
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 129.47919
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
2025-09-06 00:00 UT 20 15 29.4 +09 17 29 2.592 3.394 136.4 11.8 110 9.5
2025-09-06 05:36 UT 20 15 23.9 +09 14 36 2.593 3.394 136.2 11.9 110 9.6
2025-09-07 00:00 UT 20 15 06.3 +09 05 08 2.599 3.393 135.7 12.0 109 9.6
2025-09-08 00:00 UT 20 14 44.4 +08 52 46 2.606 3.393 134.9 12.1 107 9.6
2025-09-09 00:00 UT 20 14 23.6 +08 40 24 2.613 3.393 134.2 12.3 106 9.6
2025-09-10 00:00 UT 20 14 04.0 +08 28 01 2.620 3.392 133.4 12.5 105 9.6
2025-09-11 00:00 UT 20 13 45.5 +08 15 38 2.628 3.392 132.6 12.6 104 9.6
2025-09-12 00:00 UT 20 13 28.3 +08 03 15 2.636 3.391 131.9 12.8 103 9.6
2025-09-13 00:00 UT 20 13 12.2 +07 50 52 2.644 3.391 131.1 12.9 102 9.6
2025-09-14 00:00 UT 20 12 57.4 +07 38 31 2.652 3.390 130.3 13.1 101 9.6
2025-09-15 00:00 UT 20 12 43.7 +07 26 11 2.660 3.390 129.5 13.2 100 9.7
2025-09-16 00:00 UT 20 12 31.3 +07 13 53 2.669 3.389 128.6 13.4 99 9.7
2025-09-17 00:00 UT 20 12 20.1 +07 01 36 2.678 3.389 127.8 13.5 99 9.7
2025-09-18 00:00 UT 20 12 10.1 +06 49 22 2.687 3.388 127.0 13.7 98 9.7
2025-09-19 00:00 UT 20 12 01.4 +06 37 10 2.696 3.388 126.2 13.8 97 9.7
2025-09-20 00:00 UT 20 11 53.9 +06 25 02 2.706 3.387 125.3 14.0 96 9.7
2025-09-21 00:00 UT 20 11 47.7 +06 12 56 2.715 3.387 124.5 14.1 95 9.7
2025-09-22 00:00 UT 20 11 42.7 +06 00 54 2.725 3.386 123.7 14.3 95 9.7
2025-09-23 00:00 UT 20 11 38.9 +05 48 56 2.735 3.386 122.8 14.4 94 9.8
2025-09-24 00:00 UT 20 11 36.4 +05 37 01 2.745 3.385 122.0 14.6 93 9.8
2025-09-25 00:00 UT 20 11 35.1 +05 25 11 2.755 3.385 121.1 14.7 92 9.8
2025-09-26 00:00 UT 20 11 35.1 +05 13 26 2.766 3.384 120.3 14.8 92 9.8
2025-09-27 00:00 UT 20 11 36.3 +05 01 46 2.777 3.384 119.4 15.0 91 9.8
2025-09-28 00:00 UT 20 11 38.8 +04 50 10 2.787 3.383 118.6 15.1 90 9.8
2025-09-29 00:00 UT 20 11 42.4 +04 38 40 2.798 3.383 117.7 15.2 90 9.8
2025-09-30 00:00 UT 20 11 47.3 +04 27 15 2.809 3.382 116.9 15.3 89 9.8
2025-10-01 00:00 UT 20 11 53.4 +04 15 56 2.820 3.381 116.0 15.4 89 9.9
2025-10-02 00:00 UT 20 12 00.7 +04 04 43 2.832 3.381 115.2 15.5 88 9.9
2025-10-03 00:00 UT 20 12 09.2 +03 53 36 2.843 3.380 114.3 15.7 88 9.9
2025-10-04 00:00 UT 20 12 19.0 +03 42 35 2.855 3.380 113.4 15.8 87 9.9
2025-10-05 00:00 UT 20 12 29.8 +03 31 41 2.866 3.379 112.6 15.9 86 9.9
2025-10-06 00:00 UT 20 12 41.9 +03 20 53 2.878 3.379 111.7 16.0 86 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.