(2) Pallas |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 27 Jul 2024 | 9.7 | 3.089 AU | 2.708 AU | 15h54m | +21°02' | 102.4° | 18.7° |
Opposition | 7 Aug 2025 | 9.4 | 3.404 AU | 2.503 AU | 20h33m | +14°41' | 147.7° | 9.2° |
(2) Pallas - 2024-07-27
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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) : 0.2304384
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7703442
i (Inclination) : 34.92186
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 172.90614
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 310.89226
M (Mean anomaly) : 126.06756
Epoch : 2024 Oct 17
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 129.47100
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -25.64193
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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT 15 54 22.4 +21 02 21 2.708 3.089 102.4 18.7 116 9.7
2024-07-27 07:33 UT 15 54 25.6 +20 59 00 2.712 3.090 102.2 18.7 116 9.7
2024-07-28 00:00 UT 15 54 32.9 +20 51 43 2.720 3.091 101.7 18.8 116 9.7
2024-07-29 00:00 UT 15 54 44.6 +20 41 01 2.732 3.093 101.1 18.8 115 9.7
2024-07-30 00:00 UT 15 54 57.5 +20 30 16 2.744 3.095 100.5 18.8 114 9.7
2024-07-31 00:00 UT 15 55 11.6 +20 19 28 2.756 3.097 99.9 18.8 114 9.7
2024-08-01 00:00 UT 15 55 26.8 +20 08 37 2.768 3.099 99.3 18.9 113 9.7
2024-08-02 00:00 UT 15 55 43.3 +19 57 44 2.779 3.100 98.7 18.9 113 9.8
2024-08-03 00:00 UT 15 56 00.8 +19 46 48 2.792 3.102 98.1 18.9 112 9.8
2024-08-04 00:00 UT 15 56 19.5 +19 35 50 2.804 3.104 97.5 18.9 111 9.8
2024-08-05 00:00 UT 15 56 39.3 +19 24 50 2.816 3.106 96.9 18.9 111 9.8
2024-08-06 00:00 UT 15 57 00.3 +19 13 49 2.828 3.108 96.3 18.9 110 9.8
2024-08-07 00:00 UT 15 57 22.4 +19 02 46 2.840 3.109 95.7 18.9 110 9.8
2024-08-08 00:00 UT 15 57 45.5 +18 51 42 2.852 3.111 95.1 18.9 109 9.8
2024-08-09 00:00 UT 15 58 09.8 +18 40 37 2.864 3.113 94.5 18.9 108 9.8
2024-08-10 00:00 UT 15 58 35.1 +18 29 31 2.877 3.115 93.9 18.9 108 9.8
2024-08-11 00:00 UT 15 59 01.4 +18 18 25 2.889 3.117 93.3 18.9 107 9.8
2024-08-12 00:00 UT 15 59 28.8 +18 07 18 2.901 3.118 92.7 18.9 107 9.9
2024-08-13 00:00 UT 15 59 57.3 +17 56 11 2.914 3.120 92.1 18.9 106 9.9
2024-08-14 00:00 UT 16 00 26.8 +17 45 04 2.926 3.122 91.5 18.9 106 9.9
2024-08-15 00:00 UT 16 00 57.2 +17 33 57 2.939 3.124 90.9 18.9 105 9.9
2024-08-16 00:00 UT 16 01 28.7 +17 22 50 2.951 3.125 90.3 18.9 105 9.9
2024-08-17 00:00 UT 16 02 01.2 +17 11 44 2.963 3.127 89.7 18.9 104 9.9
2024-08-18 00:00 UT 16 02 34.6 +17 00 39 2.976 3.129 89.1 18.9 103 9.9
2024-08-19 00:00 UT 16 03 08.9 +16 49 34 2.988 3.131 88.5 18.9 103 9.9
2024-08-20 00:00 UT 16 03 44.2 +16 38 30 3.001 3.132 87.9 18.8 102 9.9
2024-08-21 00:00 UT 16 04 20.5 +16 27 28 3.013 3.134 87.4 18.8 102 9.9
2024-08-22 00:00 UT 16 04 57.6 +16 16 26 3.026 3.136 86.8 18.8 101 10.0
2024-08-23 00:00 UT 16 05 35.7 +16 05 26 3.038 3.138 86.2 18.8 101 10.0
2024-08-24 00:00 UT 16 06 14.7 +15 54 27 3.051 3.139 85.6 18.7 100 10.0
2024-08-25 00:00 UT 16 06 54.5 +15 43 30 3.063 3.141 85.0 18.7 100 10.0
2024-08-26 00:00 UT 16 07 35.2 +15 32 35 3.076 3.143 84.4 18.7 99 10.0
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.