(2) Pallas

Orbital Elements

    (2) Pallas
Epoch 2001 Apr. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5   (M-c)          Bowell
M  90.12365              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.21340085     Peri.  310.33679     -0.56855064     -0.81985581
a   2.7733539      Node   173.19179     +0.81356484     -0.54816419
e   0.2298490      Incl.   34.84039     -0.12191152     +0.16538584
P   4.62           H    4.13          G   0.11
From 5482 observations at 63 oppositions, 1839-1993, mean residual 0".55.

These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
 
2001 03 12    17 05.39   +11 25.4    2.586    2.872    96.4    20.1     9.5
2001 03 17    17 08.47   +12 30.8    2.543    2.883    99.7    19.9     9.5
2001 03 22    17 11.03   +13 38.2    2.502    2.894   103.0    19.6     9.5
2001 03 27    17 13.02   +14 47.2    2.463    2.905   106.3    19.2     9.4
2001 04 01    17 14.42   +15 57.0    2.426    2.916   109.5    18.8     9.4
2001 04 06    17 15.22   +17 07.0    2.392    2.927   112.7    18.4     9.4
2001 04 11    17 15.42   +18 16.5    2.360    2.938   115.8    17.9     9.3
2001 04 16    17 15.00   +19 24.7    2.333    2.949   118.7    17.4     9.3
2001 04 21    17 13.96   +20 30.8    2.308    2.960   121.4    16.8     9.2
2001 04 26    17 12.31   +21 33.7    2.288    2.970   124.0    16.3     9.2
2001 05 01    17 10.09   +22 32.5    2.272    2.981   126.2    15.8     9.2
2001 05 06    17 07.35   +23 26.3    2.260    2.991   128.2    15.4     9.2
2001 05 11    17 04.13   +24 14.2    2.253    3.001   129.8    15.0     9.2
2001 05 16    17 00.51   +24 55.3    2.250    3.012   131.0    14.7     9.2
2001 05 21    16 56.57   +25 29.1    2.252    3.022   131.7    14.5     9.2
2001 05 26    16 52.40   +25 55.0    2.259    3.032   131.9    14.4     9.2
2001 05 31    16 48.11   +26 12.5    2.271    3.041   131.7    14.4     9.2
2001 06 05    16 43.81   +26 21.5    2.287    3.051   131.1    14.5     9.2
2001 06 10    16 39.60   +26 22.3    2.308    3.061   130.0    14.7     9.2
2001 06 15    16 35.57   +26 14.9    2.333    3.070   128.5    15.0     9.3
2001 06 20    16 31.82   +25 59.8    2.363    3.080   126.7    15.3     9.3
2001 06 25    16 28.43   +25 37.5    2.397    3.089   124.6    15.7     9.4
2001 06 30    16 25.46   +25 08.5    2.434    3.098   122.2    16.1     9.4
2001 07 05    16 22.96   +24 33.8    2.475    3.107   119.7    16.5     9.5
2001 07 10    16 20.96   +23 54.0    2.520    3.116   117.0    16.9     9.6
2001 07 15    16 19.48   +23 09.9    2.567    3.125   114.3    17.2     9.6
2001 07 20    16 18.53   +22 22.2    2.617    3.134   111.4    17.6     9.7
2001 07 25    16 18.12   +21 31.5    2.670    3.143   108.4    17.9     9.7
2001 07 30    16 18.24   +20 38.5    2.725    3.151   105.5    18.1     9.8
2001 08 04    16 18.87   +19 43.9    2.781    3.159   102.5    18.3     9.8
2001 08 09    16 20.00   +18 48.3    2.840    3.168    99.4    18.4     9.9
2001 08 14    16 21.60   +17 51.9    2.899    3.176    96.4    18.5    10.0
2001 08 19    16 23.66   +16 55.4    2.960    3.184    93.4    18.5    10.0

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