(884) Priamus


Object

Object (884) Priamus
Diameter(1) 101 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 8.74
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460800.5
Semi major axis 5.208930 ± 0.000000 au
Eccentricity 0.124046955 ± 0.000000027
Inclination 8.895745921 ± 0.000001952 °
Longitude of ascending node 301.442384 ± 0.000011 °
Argument of perihelia 337.544495 ± 0.000020 °
Mean anomaly 112.964655 ± 0.000012 °
Orbital period 11.89 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv9
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv9.txt
bsp file 884_Priamus_nima_v9.bsp
Date of first observation 1917-09-22
Date of last observation 2025-07-10
Number of observations used in the fit 5399
Number of rejected observations 39
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 5433
Number of unpublished observations 5
RMS of observations 3.056 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv9 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2024-01 0.018 0.012
2024-07 0.023 0.011
2025-01 0.025 0.013
2025-07 0.025 0.007
2026-01 0.031 0.009
2026-07 0.024 0.005
2027-01 0.033 0.007
2027-07 0.023 0.007
2028-01 0.030 0.012

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv9 and JPL69 in right ascension (weighted by cos δ) and in declination.
Gray area represents the 1-σ uncertainty of NIMA ephemeris. Green dots represent the DES observations.

Previous NIMA versions