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Pallas

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Copyright

Pallas Asteroid 2, the second asteroid to be discovered, by H. W. M.Olbers in 1802. Its shape is a triaxial ellipsoid, 570 × 525 × 482 km, giving a mean diameter similar to that of Vesta; its rotation period is 7.81 h. Its mass is 3.2 × 1020kg, also similar to that of Vesta, and its density is 4.2. Pallas is of B class, with a spectrum similar to that of the carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. Its mean magnitude at opposition is 8.0; only Vesta and Ceres can become brighter. Its orbit has a semimajor axis of 2.773 AU, period 4.62 years, perihelion 2.14 AU, aphelion 3.41 AU, and an unusually high inclination of 34°.9.
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Pallas păl´es , in classical mythology. 1 Name given to Athena after she killed either a youthful playmate named Pallas or, in some legends, the giant Pallas. 2 Goatish giant killed by Athena when he tried to rape her. 3 Titan, son of Creus and Eurybia, husband of Styx, and father of Nike. 4 In Vergil's Aeneid, son of Evander and an ally of Aeneas.

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Pallas , in astronomy, 2d asteroid to be discovered. It was found in 1802 by H. Olbers. The second largest asteroid, it has a diameter of c.300 mi (480 km). Its orbit has a semimajor axis of 2.78 astronomical units and a period of 1,684 days.

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Pallas

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

Pallas The second largest (after Ceres) solar system asteroid (No. 2), diameter 538 km; approximate mass 25 × 1019 kg; rotation period 7.811 hours; orbital period 4.61 years. It was discovered in 1802 by H. Olbers.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Pallas in Greek mythology, one of the names (of unknown meaning) of Athene.
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Pallas

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Pallas (Pailís) Galway, Kerry. ‘Stockade’.
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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