(2) Pallas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 May 2025	10.3	3.400 AU	3.384 AU	20h58m	+12°48'	82.3°	17.1°
Opposition	7 Aug 2025	9.4	3.404 AU	2.503 AU	20h33m	+14°41'	147.7°	9.2°

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
2025-05-03 00:00 UT   20 58 06.4   +12 48 56     3.384    3.400   82.3   17.1   256   10.3 
2025-05-03 09:49 UT   20 58 19.5   +12 51 45     3.379    3.400   82.6   17.1   256   10.3 
2025-05-04 00:00 UT   20 58 38.2   +12 55 48     3.372    3.400   83.0   17.1   255   10.3 
2025-05-05 00:00 UT   20 59 09.1   +13 02 38     3.360    3.401   83.7   17.1   255   10.3 
2025-05-06 00:00 UT   20 59 39.1   +13 09 26     3.347    3.401   84.4   17.2   254   10.3 
2025-05-07 00:00 UT   21 00 08.2   +13 16 12     3.335    3.401   85.1   17.2   254   10.3 
2025-05-08 00:00 UT   21 00 36.4   +13 22 56     3.323    3.402   85.8   17.2   254   10.3 
2025-05-09 00:00 UT   21 01 03.7   +13 29 39     3.310    3.402   86.5   17.2   253   10.3 
2025-05-10 00:00 UT   21 01 30.0   +13 36 18     3.298    3.402   87.3   17.2   253   10.3 
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   21 01 55.5   +13 42 56     3.285    3.403   88.0   17.3   252   10.3 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   21 02 20.0   +13 49 30     3.273    3.403   88.7   17.3   252   10.3 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   21 02 43.5   +13 56 02     3.260    3.403   89.4   17.3   251   10.2 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   21 03 06.1   +14 02 32     3.248    3.403   90.1   17.3   251   10.2 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   21 03 27.7   +14 08 58     3.235    3.404   90.8   17.3   250   10.2 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   21 03 48.4   +14 15 21     3.223    3.404   91.6   17.3   250   10.2 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   21 04 08.0   +14 21 41     3.210    3.404   92.3   17.3   249   10.2 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   21 04 26.7   +14 27 57     3.198    3.404   93.0   17.3   249   10.2 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   21 04 44.3   +14 34 10     3.185    3.405   93.7   17.2   249   10.2 
2025-05-20 00:00 UT   21 05 01.0   +14 40 19     3.173    3.405   94.5   17.2   248   10.2 
2025-05-21 00:00 UT   21 05 16.6   +14 46 24     3.160    3.405   95.2   17.2   248   10.2 
2025-05-22 00:00 UT   21 05 31.2   +14 52 25     3.148    3.405   96.0   17.2   247   10.2 
2025-05-23 00:00 UT   21 05 44.7   +14 58 22     3.135    3.405   96.7   17.2   247   10.2 
2025-05-24 00:00 UT   21 05 57.2   +15 04 14     3.123    3.406   97.4   17.1   246   10.2 
2025-05-25 00:00 UT   21 06 08.6   +15 10 02     3.111    3.406   98.2   17.1   246   10.1 
2025-05-26 00:00 UT   21 06 19.0   +15 15 44     3.098    3.406   98.9   17.1   245   10.1 
2025-05-27 00:00 UT   21 06 28.2   +15 21 22     3.086    3.406   99.7   17.1   245   10.1 
2025-05-28 00:00 UT   21 06 36.4   +15 26 54     3.074    3.406  100.4   17.0   244   10.1 
2025-05-29 00:00 UT   21 06 43.5   +15 32 21     3.061    3.406  101.2   17.0   244   10.1 
2025-05-30 00:00 UT   21 06 49.5   +15 37 41     3.049    3.407  102.0   16.9   243   10.1 
2025-05-31 00:00 UT   21 06 54.4   +15 42 56     3.037    3.407  102.7   16.9   243   10.1 
2025-06-01 00:00 UT   21 06 58.2   +15 48 05     3.025    3.407  103.5   16.8   242   10.1 
2025-06-02 00:00 UT   21 07 00.9   +15 53 08     3.013    3.407  104.2   16.8   242   10.1 

    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.