(447178) 2005RO43


This object has a more recent orbit available here

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 (documentation) 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Number of unpublished observations 30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

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 0.069 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

residual plot

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.