(58931) Palmys Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 28 June 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Palmys, a Trojan fighting for the relief of the city of Troy set off for the centre of the battlefield, with a group of other Trojans from Ascania.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Palmys is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palmys is 5.73 au from the Sun and 4.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58931 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MK47 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 27.8 km (#1,498 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Rotation period | 11.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.63 |
| Orbital period | 12.0 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.73 – 5.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0991 |
| Inclination | 16.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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