Asteroid 2 Pallas

Asteroid 2 Pallas is currently in the constellation of Hercules. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2 Pallas is 18h 43m 03s and the Declination is +16° 32’ 52” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2 Pallas is 9.83 (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.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 2 Pallas?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2 Pallas in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 2 Pallas Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2 Pallas from Earth is currently 401,729,538 kilometers, equivalent to 2.685396 Astronomical Units. Light takes 22 minutes and 20.0255 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 1.23090464 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 9.83.

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
2020 Aug 08	18h 46m 18s	+17° 53’ 17”	9.76	Hercules
2020 Aug 09	18h 45m 47s	+17° 42’ 43”	9.77	Hercules
2020 Aug 10	18h 45m 19s	+17° 32’ 03”	9.78	Hercules
2020 Aug 11	18h 44m 50s	+17° 21’ 15”	9.79	Hercules
2020 Aug 12	18h 44m 23s	+17° 10’ 19”	9.80	Hercules
2020 Aug 13	18h 43m 59s	+16° 59’ 17”	9.81	Hercules
2020 Aug 14	18h 43m 33s	+16° 48’ 06”	9.82	Hercules
2020 Aug 15	18h 43m 10s	+16° 36’ 51”	9.83	Hercules
2020 Aug 16	18h 42m 47s	+16° 25’ 28”	9.84	Hercules
2020 Aug 17	18h 42m 26s	+16° 14’ 00”	9.85	Hercules
2020 Aug 18	18h 42m 06s	+16° 02’ 27”	9.86	Hercules
2020 Aug 19	18h 41m 48s	+15° 50’ 51”	9.87	Hercules
2020 Aug 20	18h 41m 30s	+15° 39’ 07”	9.88	Hercules
2020 Aug 21	18h 41m 14s	+15° 27’ 21”	9.89	Hercules