(49) Pales Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1857 by H. Goldschmidt at Paris.
Where Pales is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pales is 2.44 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 49 |
| Provisional designation | A857 SB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 166 km (#60 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 20.7 hours |
| Spectral type | CG |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 3.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 September 1857
More named asteroids discovered by H. Goldschmidt
- (21) Lutetia
- (32) Pomona
- (36) Atalante
- (40) Harmonia
- (41) Daphne
- (44) Nysa
- (45) Eugenia
- (48) Doris
- (52) Europa
- (54) Alexandra
- (56) Melete
- (61) Danae
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