(1437) Diomedes
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Object
| Object | (1437) Diomedes |
| Diameter(1) | 118 km |
| Dynamic class(1) | trojan |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.30 |
| G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
| Epoch (Julian date) | 2458600.5 |
| Semi major axis | 5.201523 ± 0.000000 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.043492837 ± 0.000000011 |
| Inclination | 20.479190642 ± 0.000001805 ° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 315.791331 ± 0.000003 ° |
| Argument of perihelia | 130.128583 ± 0.000053 ° |
| Mean anomaly | 268.499079 ± 0.000059 ° |
| Orbital period | 11.86 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
| Ephemeris version | NIMAv2 |
| Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv2.txt |
| bsp file | 1437_Diomedes_nima_v2.bsp |
| Date of first observation | 1931-02-17 |
| Date of last observation | 2019-08-14 |
| Number of observations used in the fit | 2203 |
| Number of rejected observations | 21 |
| Number of DES observations | 0 |
| Number of MPC observations | 1966 |
| Number of unpublished observations | 0 |
| RMS of observations | 0.122 arcsec |
Residuals
Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv2 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
| date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
| 2019-01 | 0.007 | 0.007 |
| 2019-07 | 0.014 | 0.011 |
| 2020-01 | 0.013 | 0.012 |
| 2020-07 | 0.020 | 0.010 |
| 2021-01 | 0.023 | 0.014 |
| 2021-07 | 0.025 | 0.002 |
| 2022-01 | 0.036 | 0.002 |
| 2022-07 | 0.025 | 0.008 |
| 2023-01 | 0.034 | 0.019 |
Ephemeris comparison
Difference between NIMAv2 and JPL60 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.