(447178) 2005RO43
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Object
Object | (447178) 2005RO43 |
Diameter(1) | 194 km |
Dynamic class(1) | Centaur |
Absolute magnitude | 7.24 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2459800.5 |
Semi major axis | 28.793050 ± 0.000755 au |
Eccentricity | 0.518293907 ± 0.000006076 |
Inclination | 35.456501649 ± 0.000020858 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 198.070918 ± 0.000047 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 326.625195 ± 0.001524 ° |
Mean anomaly | 339.241883 ± 0.001033 ° |
Orbital period | 154.50 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv6 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv6.txt |
bsp file | 447178_2005RO43_nima_v6.bsp |
Date of first observation | 2004-10-08 |
Date of last observation | 2023-01-27 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 431 |
Number of rejected observations | 3 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 404 |
Number of unpublished observations | 30 |
RMS of observations | 0.162 arcsec |
Residuals

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 | 0.069 | 0.059 |
2022-07 | 0.082 | 0.076 |
2023-01 | 0.111 | 0.072 |
2023-07 | 0.136 | 0.082 |
2024-01 | 0.198 | 0.089 |
2024-07 | 0.226 | 0.088 |
2025-01 | 0.338 | 0.106 |
2025-07 | 0.358 | 0.096 |
2026-01 | 0.539 | 0.122 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv6 and JPL9 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.