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Asteroid Pallas

**2 Pallas**
Orbital characteristics
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	2.774 AU
Eccentricity	0.2299
Orbital period	4.61 years
Inclination	34.84°
Physical characteristics
Diameter	570×525×482 km
Mass	3.18×10²⁰ kg
Density	4.2 g/cm³
Rotation period	9h 55.5m
Spectral class	U
Albedo	0.14
History
Discoverer	H. Olbers, 1802

2 Pallas is the second largest asteroid (and second asteroid discovered). Pallas was discovered (and named) by Olbers, in 1802. Pallas was the Greek god of wisdom. The asteroid is noticeable for its highly elliptical non-circular orbit.

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