Pallas
Facts About Pallas:
- Pallas was the second asteroid to be discovered, after Ceres.
- It is the third-largest asteroid in the Solar System.
- It contains 7% of the mass of the asteroid belt.
- Possibly the largest irregularly shaped body in the Solar System.
Classification: Asteroid (orbiting Sun)
Names: 2_Pallas
Discovered: 1802 by Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers
Naming: Pallas Athena, an alternate name for the Greek goddess Athena.
Mass: 2 kg
Volume: 7.1 km3
Density: 2.5700 g/cm3
Surface Area: 8.3 km2
Surface Gravity: 0.0220 g
Adjective: Palladian