(58931) Palmys
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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 |
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Number of unpublished observations | 86 |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

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

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.