(884) Priamus
This object has a more recent orbit available here
Object
Object | (884) Priamus |
Diameter(1) | 101 km |
Dynamic class(1) | trojan |
Absolute magnitude | 8.81 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2458600.5 |
Semi major axis | 5.181758 ± 0.000000 au |
Eccentricity | 0.122676259 ± 0.000000042 |
Inclination | 8.915379055 ± 0.000002018 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 301.563004 ± 0.000012 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 335.474088 ± 0.000025 ° |
Mean anomaly | 291.306163 ± 0.000017 ° |
Orbital period | 11.80 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv5 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv5.txt |
bsp file | 884_Priamus_nima_v5.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1917-09-22 |
Date of last observation | 2021-07-27 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 2793 |
Number of rejected observations | 31 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 2819 |
Number of unpublished observations | 5 |
RMS of observations | 4.241 arcsec |
Residuals

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv5 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
2021-01 | 0.005 | 0.005 |
2021-07 | 0.007 | 0.007 |
2022-01 | 0.008 | 0.005 |
2022-07 | 0.020 | 0.012 |
2023-01 | 0.017 | 0.011 |
2023-07 | 0.030 | 0.018 |
2024-01 | 0.028 | 0.017 |
2024-07 | 0.036 | 0.016 |
2025-01 | 0.039 | 0.018 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv5 and JPL45 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.