(2) Pallas |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 29 May 2025 | 10.1 | 3.406 AU | 3.061 AU | 21h06m | +15°32' | 101.2° | 17.0° |
Opposition | 7 Aug 2025 | 9.4 | 3.404 AU | 2.503 AU | 20h33m | +14°41' | 147.7° | 9.2° |
(2) Pallas - 2025-05-29
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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) : 168.79869
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
2025-05-29 00:00 UT 21 06 43.5 +15 32 21 3.061 3.406 101.2 17.0 244 10.1
2025-05-29 01:03 UT 21 06 43.8 +15 32 35 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
2025-06-03 00:00 UT 21 07 02.4 +15 58 04 3.001 3.407 105.0 16.7 241 10.1
2025-06-04 00:00 UT 21 07 02.9 +16 02 53 2.989 3.407 105.8 16.6 240 10.0
2025-06-05 00:00 UT 21 07 02.2 +16 07 35 2.977 3.407 106.6 16.6 240 10.0
2025-06-06 00:00 UT 21 07 00.4 +16 12 10 2.965 3.408 107.3 16.5 239 10.0
2025-06-07 00:00 UT 21 06 57.5 +16 16 38 2.953 3.408 108.1 16.4 239 10.0
2025-06-08 00:00 UT 21 06 53.5 +16 20 59 2.941 3.408 108.9 16.4 238 10.0
2025-06-09 00:00 UT 21 06 48.3 +16 25 11 2.930 3.408 109.7 16.3 238 10.0
2025-06-10 00:00 UT 21 06 42.0 +16 29 16 2.918 3.408 110.4 16.2 237 10.0
2025-06-11 00:00 UT 21 06 34.6 +16 33 13 2.907 3.408 111.2 16.1 236 10.0
2025-06-12 00:00 UT 21 06 26.0 +16 37 01 2.895 3.408 112.0 16.0 236 10.0
2025-06-13 00:00 UT 21 06 16.3 +16 40 41 2.884 3.408 112.8 15.9 235 9.9
2025-06-14 00:00 UT 21 06 05.5 +16 44 11 2.873 3.408 113.6 15.8 234 9.9
2025-06-15 00:00 UT 21 05 53.5 +16 47 33 2.862 3.408 114.4 15.8 234 9.9
2025-06-16 00:00 UT 21 05 40.4 +16 50 46 2.851 3.409 115.1 15.7 233 9.9
2025-06-17 00:00 UT 21 05 26.2 +16 53 49 2.840 3.409 115.9 15.5 233 9.9
2025-06-18 00:00 UT 21 05 10.8 +16 56 42 2.829 3.409 116.7 15.4 232 9.9
2025-06-19 00:00 UT 21 04 54.3 +16 59 25 2.818 3.409 117.5 15.3 231 9.9
2025-06-20 00:00 UT 21 04 36.7 +17 01 58 2.808 3.409 118.3 15.2 230 9.9
2025-06-21 00:00 UT 21 04 18.0 +17 04 21 2.797 3.409 119.1 15.1 230 9.8
2025-06-22 00:00 UT 21 03 58.1 +17 06 33 2.787 3.409 119.9 15.0 229 9.8
2025-06-23 00:00 UT 21 03 37.2 +17 08 34 2.776 3.409 120.7 14.9 228 9.8
2025-06-24 00:00 UT 21 03 15.1 +17 10 23 2.766 3.409 121.5 14.7 227 9.8
2025-06-25 00:00 UT 21 02 51.9 +17 12 01 2.756 3.409 122.2 14.6 227 9.8
2025-06-26 00:00 UT 21 02 27.7 +17 13 28 2.746 3.409 123.0 14.5 226 9.8
2025-06-27 00:00 UT 21 02 02.4 +17 14 42 2.737 3.409 123.8 14.3 225 9.8
2025-06-28 00:00 UT 21 01 36.0 +17 15 45 2.727 3.409 124.6 14.2 224 9.8
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.