Observation details: asteroid Pallas
Daily motion of Pallas
From your location, Pallas is Visible from evening until before midnight. Its current altitude, direction, rise and set times, and finder chart are shown below.2 Pallas will become visible again around December 30 after moving far enough from the Sun.
Pallas visibility on 2026-11-06
Pallas Visible from evening until before midnight
Pallas rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 11% illuminated  | 23:25 | -12° |
| Moonset | 10:47 | -20° |
| Pallas rise | 12:39 | |
| Civil sunset | 12:52 | 2° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 13:24 | 8° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 13:56 | 12° |
| Pallas transit | 17:26 | 30° |
| Pallas set | 22:12 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 00:35 | -26° |
Track Pallas position throughout the night
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Pallas Description
This asteroid is designated 2 Pallas, main-belt asteroid Its diameter is approximately 514 km. 2 Pallas completes an orbit around the Sun in 4.6 years. It is currently 1.937 AU (289,771,076 km) from Earth, and is located in the constellation Cetus.Current position in the Solar System: Pallas
| Date | Fri, 6 November 2026 |
| Distance from Earth | 1.94 AU (290,219,869km) |
| Elongation | 135° |
| Angular diameter | " |
| Magnitude | 8.61 |
Finder Chart for Pallas
Annual motion of Pallas
| Date | Sat, 7 November 2026 |
| Twilight start | 13:52 |
| Twilight end | 00:29 |
| Twilight duration | 11h 37m |
| Rise | 12:39 |
| Set | 22:12 |
| Elevation at transit | 30° |
| Transit time | 17:25 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 00h 59m 07s", Dec: -20° 23' 02s |
| Magnitude | 9 |
| Constellation | Cetus |
The graph summarizes the object’s annual visibility, daily observing windows and transit times.
The vertical axis shows time of day and the horizontal axis shows the days of the year.
The shaded area marks when the object is above the horizon; the white line marks daily transit. You can also view the detailed annual visibility table.
The vertical axis shows time of day and the horizontal axis shows the days of the year.
The shaded area marks when the object is above the horizon; the white line marks daily transit. You can also view the detailed annual visibility table.
Astrometric and Physical Parameters of 2 Pallas
Coordinates and Visibility
| Right Ascension | 00h 59m 42s |
| Declination | -20° 15′ 59″ |
| Magnitude | 8.61 |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Elevation | -60.6° |
| Azimuth | 304.5° |
Physical properties
| Body type | Asteroid |
| Mean radius | 545 |
| Mass | 2.11E+20 |
| Density | 1 |
Orbital parameters
| Sidereal orbital period | 1685.927 |
Data acknowledgment
Physical and orbital parameters come from the Solar System OpenData API maintained by Le Système Solaire. We thank its contributors for making these data available.
Acknowledgments
Orbital and small-body data are provided by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Small-Body Database (SBDB) and Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). These resources support accurate positions, orbits and physical characteristics.