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Asteroid 2 Pallas


Named after the daughter of Triton and friend of Athena in Greek mythology.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2452000,5
Semi major axis2,7734 AU
Period [Julian yrs]4,619 Julian years
Inclination34,840 °
Eccentricity0,2298
Lon. of ascending node173,192 °
Argument of perihelion310,337 °
Passage of perihelion2000-Feb-03.679131
Aphelion distance3,4108 AU
Mean anomaly90,124 °

Physical Data
GM14,3
Radius266,00 km
Rotation period7,8132 days
Absolute magnitude (H)4,13
Magnitude Slope (G)0,11
Color index (B-V)0,635
Geometric albedo0,1587
Spectral classB

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererHeinrich Wilhelm Olbers
Discovered1802-03-28

Data File
Data File Name2_Pallas.aed
Data File Date2006-09-14
Data File Size2666 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00