(2) Pallas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2026	9.8	2.999 AU	2.821 AU	01h18m	+03°04'	90.0°	19.8°
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)                : 0.2306430
            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)                : 211.52976
            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
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   01 18 40.8   +03 04 31     2.821    2.999   90.0   19.8   248    9.8 
2026-07-12 09:27 UT   01 18 59.7   +03 03 04     2.815    2.998   90.3   19.8   248    9.7 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   01 19 28.5   +03 00 46     2.805    2.997   90.8   19.8   248    9.7 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   01 20 15.5   +02 56 50     2.789    2.995   91.6   19.8   248    9.7 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   01 21 01.8   +02 52 44     2.773    2.993   92.4   19.8   248    9.7 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   01 21 47.3   +02 48 27     2.757    2.991   93.2   19.8   248    9.7 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   01 22 32.1   +02 43 59     2.741    2.988   94.0   19.8   248    9.7 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   01 23 16.1   +02 39 21     2.725    2.986   94.8   19.8   249    9.7 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   01 23 59.3   +02 34 31     2.709    2.984   95.6   19.8   249    9.7 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   01 24 41.7   +02 29 30     2.692    2.982   96.4   19.8   249    9.6 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   01 25 23.3   +02 24 18     2.677    2.980   97.2   19.8   249    9.6 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   01 26 04.1   +02 18 54     2.661    2.978   98.1   19.7   249    9.6 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   01 26 44.0   +02 13 19     2.645    2.976   98.9   19.7   249    9.6 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   01 27 23.1   +02 07 33     2.629    2.974   99.7   19.7   249    9.6 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   01 28 01.3   +02 01 34     2.613    2.972  100.6   19.6   249    9.6 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   01 28 38.7   +01 55 23     2.597    2.970  101.4   19.6   250    9.5 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   01 29 15.1   +01 49 01     2.581    2.968  102.2   19.5   250    9.5 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   01 29 50.7   +01 42 26     2.566    2.965  103.1   19.5   250    9.5 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   01 30 25.3   +01 35 39     2.550    2.963  103.9   19.4   250    9.5 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   01 30 59.0   +01 28 40     2.535    2.961  104.8   19.4   250    9.5 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   01 31 31.7   +01 21 28     2.519    2.959  105.6   19.3   250    9.5 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   01 32 03.5   +01 14 04     2.504    2.957  106.5   19.2   251    9.4 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   01 32 34.3   +01 06 26     2.488    2.955  107.4   19.1   251    9.4 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   01 33 04.1   +00 58 36     2.473    2.953  108.2   19.0   251    9.4 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   01 33 32.9   +00 50 33     2.458    2.950  109.1   19.0   251    9.4 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   01 34 00.6   +00 42 17     2.443    2.948  110.0   18.9   251    9.4 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   01 34 27.3   +00 33 48     2.428    2.946  110.9   18.8   252    9.4 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   01 34 53.0   +00 25 05     2.413    2.944  111.8   18.7   252    9.3 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   01 35 17.5   +00 16 09     2.398    2.942  112.7   18.5   252    9.3 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   01 35 40.9   +00 06 60     2.384    2.940  113.6   18.4   252    9.3 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   01 36 03.3   +00 02 23     2.369    2.938  114.5   18.3   253    9.3 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   01 36 24.4   +00 12 00     2.354    2.935  115.4   18.2   253    9.3 

    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.