Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.77 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2302
  • Inclination: 34.93 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 172.92 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 310.87 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 40.6 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 513.00000 km
  • Magnitude: 4.12
  • Albedo: 0.155
  • Spectral type (Tholen): B
  • Spectral type (SMASS): B

This shape model of asteroid Pallas is sourced from Marsset et al., Nature Astronomy, 2020.

The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.