• When Pallas was discovered by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers on 28 March 1802, it was considered to be a planet, as were other asteroids in the early 19th century. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cando Pallas foi descuberto polo astrónomo Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers o 28 de marzo de 1802, foi considerado coma un planeta , así coma outros asteroides no inicio do século XIX. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pallas (minor-planet designation: 2 Pallas) is the second asteroid to have been discovered, after Ceres. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pallas, Vesta and Ceres appear to be the only intact bodies from this early stage of planetary formation to survive within the orbit of Neptune. (wikipedia.org)
  • This was the asteroid Pallas, coincidentally passing near Ceres at the time. (wikipedia.org)
  • The orbit of Pallas was determined by Gauss, who found the period of 4.6 years was similar to the period for Ceres. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pallas , formalmente designado 2 Pallas , é o segundo asteroide en ser descuberto (despois de Ceres ), e é un dos asteroides de maior tamaño do Sistema Solar . (wikipedia.org)
  • Este obxecto pasou a ser chamado Ceres , e foi o primeiro asteroide en ser descuberto. (wikipedia.org)
  • Poucos meses despois, Olbers tentou novamente atopar Ceres cando notou outro obxecto en movemento na veciñanza. (wikipedia.org)
  • Este foi o asteroide Pallas, casualmente pasando preto de Ceres naquel preciso momento. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pero pola contra é un 20% menos masivo que Vesta, [ 6 ] isto fai de Pallas en terceiro asteroide máis masivo. (wikipedia.org)
  • The high inclination of the orbit of Pallas results in the possibility of close conjunctions to stars that other solar objects always pass at great angular distance. (wikipedia.org)