2 Pallas (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 2 Pallas is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:20, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:17, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 64° above your southern horizon.
Name
2 Pallas
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 28 March 2024 |
Right ascension: | 16h49m [1] |
Declination: | +15°35' [1] |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Magnitude: | 9.15 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.29 AU 19.09 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 12.89 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 272.8° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.77 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.230301 |
Inclination: | 34.92° |
Longitude ascending node: | 172.92° |
Argument of perihelion: | 310.88° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 61.96° |
Absolute mag (H): | 4.12 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.13 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.41 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.61 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
17 May 2024 | – Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition |
10 Aug 2025 | – Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition |
04 Oct 2026 | – Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition |
13 Mar 2028 | – Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition |
27 Jun 2029 | – Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition |
31 Aug 2030 | – Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition |
14 Nov 2031 | – Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition |
22 Apr 2033 | – Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition |