(1437) Diomedes
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Object
Object | (1437) Diomedes |
Diameter(1) | 118 km |
Dynamic class(1) | trojan |
Absolute magnitude | 8.31 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2459800.5 |
Semi major axis | 5.214433 ± 0.000000 au |
Eccentricity | 0.045401323 ± 0.000000047 |
Inclination | 20.473586637 ± 0.000002636 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 315.786313 ± 0.000010 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 128.747179 ± 0.000062 ° |
Mean anomaly | 9.461493 ± 0.000057 ° |
Orbital period | 11.91 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv4 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv4.txt |
bsp file | 1437_Diomedes_nima_v4.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1931-02-17 |
Date of last observation | 2022-05-04 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 3686 |
Number of rejected observations | 16 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 3697 |
Number of unpublished observations | 5 |
RMS of observations | 2.121 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 | 0.017 | 0.015 |
2022-07 | 0.016 | 0.012 |
2023-01 | 0.029 | 0.021 |
2023-07 | 0.022 | 0.017 |
2024-01 | 0.035 | 0.030 |
2024-07 | 0.027 | 0.024 |
2025-01 | 0.039 | 0.031 |
2025-07 | 0.035 | 0.030 |
2026-01 | 0.043 | 0.024 |
Ephemeris comparison
Difference between NIMAv4 and JPL84 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.