(1871) Astyanax
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Object
Object | (1871) Astyanax |
Diameter(1) | 34 km |
Dynamic class(1) | trojan |
Absolute magnitude | 11.29 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2456550.165910663 |
Semi major axis | 5.260894 ± 0.000001 au |
Eccentricity | 0.032887317 ± 0.000000093 |
Inclination | 8.596592352 ± 0.000006164 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 145.766400 ± 0.000046 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 166.476499 ± 0.000176 ° |
Mean anomaly | 47.652295 ± 0.000194 ° |
Orbital period | 12.07 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv3 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv3.txt |
bsp file | 1871_Astyanax_nima_v3.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1971-03-24 |
Date of last observation | 2020-07-18 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 1519 |
Number of rejected observations | 6 |
Number of DES observations | 40 |
Number of MPC observations | 1457 |
Number of unpublished observations | 28 |
RMS of observations | 0.494 arcsec |
Residuals

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv3 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
2021-01 | 0.042 | 0.021 |
2021-07 | 0.053 | 0.028 |
2022-01 | 0.047 | 0.023 |
2022-07 | 0.070 | 0.035 |
2023-01 | 0.050 | 0.024 |
2023-07 | 0.074 | 0.036 |
2024-01 | 0.050 | 0.024 |
2024-07 | 0.063 | 0.031 |
2025-01 | 0.047 | 0.022 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv3 and JPL37 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.