Asteroid 2 Pallas

Asteroid 2 Pallas is currently in the constellation of Orion. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2 Pallas is 05h 24m 31s and the Declination is -05° 26’ 57” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2 Pallas is 9.23 (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 389,637,707 kilometers, equivalent to 2.604567 Astronomical Units. Light takes 21 minutes and 39.6915 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 184,140,719 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 9.23.

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 Aug 09	05h 11m 22s	-04° 26’ 08”	9.29	Orion
2022 Aug 10	05h 13m 09s	-04° 33’ 42”	9.28	Orion
2022 Aug 11	05h 14m 53s	-04° 41’ 26”	9.28	Orion
2022 Aug 12	05h 16m 38s	-04° 49’ 19”	9.27	Orion
2022 Aug 13	05h 18m 24s	-04° 57’ 21”	9.26	Orion
2022 Aug 14	05h 20m 08s	-05° 05’ 33”	9.25	Orion
2022 Aug 15	05h 21m 52s	-05° 13’ 54”	9.24	Orion
2022 Aug 16	05h 23m 36s	-05° 22’ 23”	9.24	Orion
2022 Aug 17	05h 25m 21s	-05° 31’ 01”	9.23	Orion
2022 Aug 18	05h 27m 03s	-05° 39’ 50”	9.22	Orion
2022 Aug 19	05h 28m 46s	-05° 48’ 47”	9.21	Orion
2022 Aug 20	05h 30m 29s	-05° 57’ 52”	9.20	Orion
2022 Aug 21	05h 32m 12s	-06° 07’ 08”	9.20	Orion
2022 Aug 22	05h 33m 54s	-06° 16’ 32”	9.19	Orion