(40314) 1999KR16


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (40314) 1999KR16
Diameter(1) 254 km
Dynamic class(1) otherTNO
Absolute magnitude 5.70
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460000.5
Semi major axis 48.671958 ± 0.001962 au
Eccentricity 0.303050386 ± 0.000022894
Inclination 24.857927107 ± 0.000030652 °
Longitude of ascending node 205.736406 ± 0.000064 °
Argument of perihelia 59.327824 ± 0.001875 °
Mean anomaly 352.200545 ± 0.001387 °
Orbital period 339.57 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv1
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv1.txt
bsp file 40314_1999KR16_nima_v1.bsp
Date of first observation 1999-05-16
Date of last observation 2023-01-27
Number of observations used in the fit 376
Number of rejected observations 4
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 378
Number of unpublished observations 2
RMS of observations 0.174 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv1 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2022-01 0.016 0.009
2022-07 0.052 0.023
2023-01 0.013 0.007
2023-07 0.052 0.026
2024-01 0.017 0.009
2024-07 0.053 0.030
2025-01 0.027 0.013
2025-07 0.055 0.035
2026-01 0.041 0.018

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv1 and JPL22 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.