|
(2) Pallas |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 21 Nov 2025 | 10.3 | 3.345 AU | 3.484 AU | 20h40m | -02°35' | 73.8° | 16.5° |
| Opposition | 6 Oct 2026 | 8.2 | 2.807 AU | 1.851 AU | 01h22m | -14°00' | 159.0° | 7.3° |
(2) Pallas - 2025-11-21
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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) : 0.2306430
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
2025-11-21 00:00 UT 20 40 06.0 -02 35 27 3.484 3.345 73.8 16.5 70 10.3
2025-11-21 23:11 UT 20 40 59.2 -02 39 50 3.496 3.344 73.0 16.4 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
2025-12-08 00:00 UT 20 57 01.3 -03 35 11 3.698 3.330 60.7 15.0 66 10.4
2025-12-09 00:00 UT 20 58 05.7 -03 37 35 3.710 3.329 60.0 14.8 66 10.4
2025-12-10 00:00 UT 20 59 10.6 -03 39 53 3.722 3.328 59.2 14.7 65 10.4
2025-12-11 00:00 UT 21 00 15.9 -03 42 03 3.734 3.327 58.5 14.6 65 10.4
2025-12-12 00:00 UT 21 01 21.7 -03 44 07 3.746 3.326 57.7 14.5 65 10.4
2025-12-13 00:00 UT 21 02 27.9 -03 46 03 3.757 3.325 57.0 14.4 65 10.4
2025-12-14 00:00 UT 21 03 34.6 -03 47 53 3.769 3.324 56.2 14.3 65 10.4
2025-12-15 00:00 UT 21 04 41.6 -03 49 35 3.780 3.323 55.5 14.1 64 10.4
2025-12-16 00:00 UT 21 05 49.1 -03 51 11 3.791 3.322 54.8 14.0 64 10.4
2025-12-17 00:00 UT 21 06 57.0 -03 52 41 3.802 3.321 54.0 13.9 64 10.4
2025-12-18 00:00 UT 21 08 05.3 -03 54 04 3.813 3.320 53.3 13.7 64 10.4
2025-12-19 00:00 UT 21 09 13.9 -03 55 20 3.824 3.319 52.5 13.6 63 10.4
2025-12-20 00:00 UT 21 10 23.0 -03 56 29 3.835 3.318 51.8 13.5 63 10.4
2025-12-21 00:00 UT 21 11 32.4 -03 57 32 3.846 3.317 51.1 13.3 63 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.
