(4063) Euforbo


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Object

Object (4063) Euforbo
Diameter(1) 96 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 8.83
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2459800.5
Semi major axis 5.188558 ± 0.000000 au
Eccentricity 0.119635187 ± 0.000000016
Inclination 18.940204151 ± 0.000000288 °
Longitude of ascending node 113.517672 ± 0.000002 °
Argument of perihelia 318.579329 ± 0.000009 °
Mean anomaly 358.197547 ± 0.000012 °
Orbital period 11.82 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv5
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv5.txt
bsp file 4063_Euforbo_nima_v5.bsp
Date of first observation 1943-03-09
Date of last observation 2023-01-24
Number of observations used in the fit 3614
Number of rejected observations 19
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 3353
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.128 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv5 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2022-01 0.023 0.010
2022-07 0.021 0.008
2023-01 0.033 0.012
2023-07 0.024 0.006
2024-01 0.036 0.003
2024-07 0.025 0.002
2025-01 0.030 0.007
2025-07 0.025 0.005
2026-01 0.024 0.009

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv5 and JPL87 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.