(49) Pales, paying attention to each of the elements of a group

(49) Pales is a main belt asteroid discovered in September of 1857. It was spotted without being identified in January of 1908, March of 1947, December of 1950, June of 1954 and November of 1988.

The orbit is located at the outer zone of the main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.39 AU and an aphelion of 3.79 AU. The semimajor axis is at 3.09 AU. It has an orbital period of 5 years and 160 days. It has an inclination of  3.1º. It has a diameter of about 149 km.

Photometric observations were carried out in the year 1977.

Orbital resonance:
11:13 with Ceres-Pallas (99.9%)
2:3 with Vesta (99.9%)
4:5 with Juno (99.7%)
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7:6 with Cybele (99.9%)
1:1 with Europa (99.8%)


Roman mythology

Pales was a divinity protective of shepherds and domestic cattle.

(49) Pales represents the ability to focus attention on each of the elements of a group, over which attention alternates every so often (2: 3 resonance with Vesta), like for example on the indicators in the cockpit of an airplane.