(225088) Gonggong


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Object

Object (225088) Gonggong
Diameter(1) 1535 km
Dynamic class(1) res3:10
Absolute magnitude 1.92
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2457166.2723815
Semi major axis 66.876714 ± 0.003609 au
Eccentricity 0.506462709 ± 0.000033894
Inclination 30.946920931 ± 0.000260592 °
Longitude of ascending node 336.813475 ± 0.000048 °
Argument of perihelia 206.717593 ± 0.006100 °
Mean anomaly 103.941861 ± 0.015315 °
Orbital period 546.92 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv6
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv6.txt
bsp file 225088_Gonggong_nima_v6.bsp
Date of first observation 1985-08-19
Date of last observation 2022-09-01
Number of observations used in the fit 450
Number of rejected observations 1
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 433
Number of unpublished observations 18
RMS of observations 0.161 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv6 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2022-01 0.050 0.048
2022-07 0.060 0.056
2023-01 0.055 0.056
2023-07 0.068 0.065
2024-01 0.061 0.064
2024-07 0.076 0.075
2025-01 0.068 0.074
2025-07 0.085 0.086
2026-01 0.076 0.085

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv6 and JPL14 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.