(58931) Palmys


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (58931) Palmys
Diameter(1) 28 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 11.60
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458600.5
Semi major axis 5.263093 ± 0.000000 au
Eccentricity 0.100107858 ± 0.000000031
Inclination 16.409411995 ± 0.000001726 °
Longitude of ascending node 119.562440 ± 0.000005 °
Argument of perihelia 133.796592 ± 0.000016 °
Mean anomaly 293.777355 ± 0.000015 °
Orbital period 12.07 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv4
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv4.txt
bsp file 58931_Palmys_nima_v4.bsp
Date of first observation 1993-01-21
Date of last observation 2022-05-10
Number of observations used in the fit 1772
Number of rejected observations 14
Number of DES observations 18
Number of MPC observations 1397
Number of unpublished observations 86
RMS of observations 0.118 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv4 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2022-01 0.008 0.003
2022-07 0.018 0.005
2023-01 0.016 0.004
2023-07 0.028 0.008
2024-01 0.023 0.007
2024-07 0.031 0.012
2025-01 0.029 0.010
2025-07 0.030 0.013
2026-01 0.033 0.013

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv4 and JPL19 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.