(470309) 2007JK43


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (470309) 2007JK43
Diameter(1) 176 km
Dynamic class(1) Centaur
Absolute magnitude 7.29
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2457285.262689487
Semi major axis 46.311001 ± 0.001095 au
Eccentricity 0.491456109 ± 0.000010742
Inclination 44.874600649 ± 0.000012728 °
Longitude of ascending node 233.572802 ± 0.000022 °
Argument of perihelia 10.138837 ± 0.000279 °
Mean anomaly 4.369070 ± 0.000226 °
Orbital period 315.16 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv7
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv7.txt
bsp file 470309_2007JK43_nima_v7.bsp
Date of first observation 2007-05-10
Date of last observation 2022-11-04
Number of observations used in the fit 322
Number of rejected observations 0
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 279
Number of unpublished observations 43
RMS of observations 0.110 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv7 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2022-01 0.017 0.010
2022-07 0.014 0.018
2023-01 0.022 0.006
2023-07 0.022 0.027
2024-01 0.029 0.008
2024-07 0.032 0.038
2025-01 0.040 0.016
2025-07 0.046 0.051
2026-01 0.052 0.026

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv7 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.