Celestial Objects

Pallas

Asteroid

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General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Pallas." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/pallas.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Pallas. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/pallas

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-pallas,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Pallas},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/pallas},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Pallas is the third-largest asteroid in the solar system by volume and mass and the second asteroid ever discovered, its composition believed similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites though less hydrated than Ceres.

Facts

Object Type

Asteroid 1

Diameter (km)

511 1

Orbital Distance

2.77 AU, about 414 million km, from the Sun 1

Discovery Year

1802 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Orbits

Sun

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Sources

1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org, 2 Pallas, lead section

Quote, en.wikipedia.org, 2 Pallas, lead section

Like Ceres, it is believed to have a mineral composition similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites, though significantly less hydrated than Ceres.

1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org, 2 Pallas, infobox

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