49 Pales (A857 SB)
49 Pales (A857 SB) (Asteroid). See its size, orbit and live position on a 3D map of the Solar System. 49 Pales is a large, dark main-belt asteroid.
49 Pales is a large, dark main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by German-French astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt on 19 September 1857 from his balcony in Paris. The asteroid is named after Pales, the goddess of shepherds in Roman mythology. Since it was discovered on the same night as 48 Doris, geologist Élie de Beaumont suggested naming the two "The Twins".
- Type: Asteroid
- Diameter: 166 km
- Orbital period: 5.5 years
- Eccentricity: 0.221