Asteroid 2 Pallas

Asteroid 2 Pallas is currently in the constellation of Aquarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2 Pallas is 23h 50m 13s and the Declination is -10° 34’ 53” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2 Pallas is 10.04 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 2 Pallas available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 2 Pallas?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 2 Pallas from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 2 Pallas rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 2 Pallas?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 2 Pallas orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 2 Pallas with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 2 Pallas, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 2 Pallas for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 2 Pallas in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 2 Pallas with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2 Pallas is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Asteroid 2 Pallas Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2 Pallas from Earth is currently 515,262,989 kilometers, equivalent to 3.444320 Astronomical Units. Light takes 28 minutes and 38.7323 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2 Pallas and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2 Pallas from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 2 Pallas from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 2 Pallas to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2 Pallas to Earth happens on Mon Feb 24 2014 at a distance of 1.230905 Astronomical Units, or 184,140,713 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 2 Pallas brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2 Pallas is 10.04.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2 Pallas, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Asteroid 2 Pallas rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 2 Pallas rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 2 Pallas touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid 2 Pallas Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 2 Pallas with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 2 Pallas and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid 2 Pallas 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2 Pallas computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2 Pallas in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2022 Jan 19	23h 40m 32s	-11° 06’ 12”	10.05	Aquarius
2022 Jan 20	23h 41m 44s	-11° 02’ 26”	10.05	Aquarius
2022 Jan 21	23h 42m 57s	-10° 58’ 35”	10.05	Aquarius
2022 Jan 22	23h 44m 11s	-10° 54’ 39”	10.05	Aquarius
2022 Jan 23	23h 45m 24s	-10° 50’ 40”	10.05	Aquarius
2022 Jan 24	23h 46m 40s	-10° 46’ 37”	10.05	Aquarius
2022 Jan 25	23h 47m 54s	-10° 42’ 32”	10.05	Aquarius
2022 Jan 26	23h 49m 09s	-10° 38’ 21”	10.04	Aquarius
2022 Jan 27	23h 50m 26s	-10° 34’ 09”	10.04	Aquarius
2022 Jan 28	23h 51m 42s	-10° 29’ 52”	10.04	Aquarius
2022 Jan 29	23h 52m 59s	-10° 25’ 32”	10.04	Aquarius
2022 Jan 30	23h 54m 15s	-10° 21’ 07”	10.04	Aquarius
2022 Jan 31	23h 55m 32s	-10° 16’ 41”	10.03	Aquarius
2022 Feb 01	23h 56m 51s	-10° 12’ 11”	10.03	Cetus