2 Pallas (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 2 Pallas is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:42 (EDT), 53° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:29, 75° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:57, 45° above your western horizon.
Name
2 Pallas
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 01 June 2024 |
Right ascension: | 16h16m [1] |
Declination: | +26°45' [1] |
Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
Magnitude: | 9.05 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.21 AU 18.42 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 14.76 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 273.4° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.77 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.230340 |
Inclination: | 34.92° |
Longitude ascending node: | 172.91° |
Argument of perihelion: | 310.89° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 83.33° |
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 |