Asteroid 2 Pallas

Asteroid 2 Pallas is currently in the constellation of Canis Majoris. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2 Pallas is 06h 31m 37s and the Declination is -23° 54’ 59” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2 Pallas is 7.69 (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 214,530,204 kilometers, equivalent to 1.434046 Astronomical Units. Light takes 11 minutes and 55.5957 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 7.69.

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
2023 Jan 30	06h 34m 09s	-26° 30’ 01”	7.65	Canis Majoris
2023 Jan 31	06h 33m 43s	-26° 11’ 16”	7.65	Canis Majoris
2023 Feb 01	06h 33m 20s	-25° 52’ 09”	7.65	Canis Majoris
2023 Feb 02	06h 32m 57s	-25° 32’ 39”	7.66	Canis Majoris
2023 Feb 03	06h 32m 38s	-25° 12’ 50”	7.66	Canis Majoris
2023 Feb 04	06h 32m 18s	-24° 52’ 40”	7.67	Canis Majoris
2023 Feb 05	06h 32m 02s	-24° 32’ 11”	7.67	Canis Majoris
2023 Feb 06	06h 31m 48s	-24° 11’ 25”	7.68	Canis Majoris
2023 Feb 07	06h 31m 35s	-23° 50’ 20”	7.69	Canis Majoris
2023 Feb 08	06h 31m 23s	-23° 28’ 59”	7.69	Canis Majoris
2023 Feb 09	06h 31m 14s	-23° 07’ 23”	7.70	Canis Majoris
2023 Feb 10	06h 31m 08s	-22° 45’ 33”	7.71	Canis Majoris
2023 Feb 11	06h 31m 04s	-22° 23’ 29”	7.72	Canis Majoris
2023 Feb 12	06h 31m 00s	-22° 01’ 10”	7.72	Canis Majoris