2 Pallas (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 2 Pallas is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:13 (PDT), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:09, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:39, 52° above your western horizon.
Name
2 Pallas
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 15 July 2025 |
Right ascension: | 20h51m [1] |
Declination: | +16°58' [1] |
Constellation: | Delphinus |
Magnitude: | 9.55 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.59 AU 21.53 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 10.86 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 281.2° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.77 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.230515 |
Inclination: | 34.92° |
Longitude ascending node: | 172.90° |
Argument of perihelion: | 310.90° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 147.44° |
Absolute mag (H): | 4.11 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.13 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.41 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.61 years |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.
09 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 |
27 Jul 2034 | – Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition |