(2) Pallas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Aug 2026	9.3	2.938 AU	2.369 AU	01h36m	-00°02'	114.5°	18.3°
Opposition	6 Oct 2026	8.2	2.807 AU	1.851 AU	01h22m	-14°00'	159.0°	7.3°

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)                : 0.2307001
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7695590
            i (Inclination)                 : 34.93279
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 172.88661
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 310.96993
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 254.24963
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 129.53361
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.61712
            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
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   01 36 02.3   +00 02 31     2.369    2.938  114.5   18.3   253    9.3 
2026-08-10 09:47 UT   01 36 11.0   +00 06 24     2.363    2.937  114.8   18.3   253    9.3 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   01 36 23.4   +00 12 08     2.354    2.935  115.4   18.2   253    9.3 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   01 36 43.5   +00 21 58     2.340    2.933  116.3   18.0   253    9.2 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   01 37 02.3   +00 32 02     2.326    2.931  117.2   17.9   254    9.2 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   01 37 20.0   +00 42 19     2.312    2.929  118.1   17.8   254    9.2 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   01 37 36.5   +00 52 51     2.298    2.927  119.0   17.6   254    9.2 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   01 37 51.8   -01 03 36     2.284    2.924  120.0   17.5   255    9.2 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   01 38 05.9   -01 14 34     2.270    2.922  120.9   17.3   255    9.1 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   01 38 18.7   -01 25 46     2.257    2.920  121.8   17.1   255    9.1 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   01 38 30.3   -01 37 12     2.243    2.918  122.8   17.0   256    9.1 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   01 38 40.7   -01 48 51     2.230    2.916  123.7   16.8   256    9.1 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   01 38 49.8   -02 00 44     2.217    2.913  124.7   16.6   256    9.1 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   01 38 57.6   -02 12 50     2.204    2.911  125.6   16.4   257    9.0 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   01 39 04.2   -02 25 09     2.191    2.909  126.6   16.2   257    9.0 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   01 39 09.5   -02 37 42     2.178    2.907  127.5   16.0   258    9.0 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   01 39 13.4   -02 50 27     2.166    2.905  128.5   15.8   258    9.0 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   01 39 16.1   -03 03 26     2.153    2.902  129.4   15.6   259    9.0 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   01 39 17.5   -03 16 38     2.141    2.900  130.4   15.4   259    8.9 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   01 39 17.5   -03 30 02     2.129    2.898  131.4   15.2   260    8.9 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   01 39 16.2   -03 43 38     2.118    2.896  132.3   14.9   260    8.9 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   01 39 13.6   -03 57 27     2.106    2.893  133.3   14.7   261    8.9 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   01 39 09.7   -04 11 29     2.095    2.891  134.3   14.5   262    8.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   01 39 04.4   -04 25 42     2.084    2.889  135.2   14.2   262    8.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   01 38 57.7   -04 40 07     2.073    2.887  136.2   14.0   263    8.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   01 38 49.7   -04 54 43     2.062    2.884  137.2   13.8   264    8.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   01 38 40.3   -05 09 30     2.052    2.882  138.1   13.5   265    8.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   01 38 29.6   -05 24 29     2.041    2.880  139.1   13.3   266    8.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   01 38 17.5   -05 39 38     2.031    2.878  140.0   13.0   266    8.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   01 38 04.1   -05 54 57     2.021    2.875  141.0   12.7   267    8.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   01 37 49.3   -06 10 26     2.012    2.873  142.0   12.5   268    8.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   01 37 33.1   -06 26 04     2.002    2.871  142.9   12.2   269    8.7 

    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.