(3317) Paris


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Object

Object (3317) Paris
Diameter(1) 119 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 8.40
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458600.5
Semi major axis 5.221142 ± 0.000000 au
Eccentricity 0.127299748 ± 0.000000008
Inclination 27.870169766 ± 0.000000444 °
Longitude of ascending node 135.903455 ± 0.000001 °
Argument of perihelia 149.979789 ± 0.000005 °
Mean anomaly 278.616704 ± 0.000005 °
Orbital period 11.93 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv8
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv8.txt
bsp file 3317_Paris_nima_v8.bsp
Date of first observation 1963-08-21
Date of last observation 2023-07-05
Number of observations used in the fit 3969
Number of rejected observations 24
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 3757
Number of unpublished observations 30
RMS of observations 0.096 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv8 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2023-01 0.006 0.002
2023-07 0.011 0.002
2024-01 0.009 0.002
2024-07 0.012 0.003
2025-01 0.013 0.003
2025-07 0.012 0.004
2026-01 0.015 0.005
2026-07 0.012 0.004
2027-01 0.016 0.005

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv8 and JPL67 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.