(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 48.671955 ± 0.001954 au
Eccentricity 0.303050346 ± 0.000022800
Inclination 24.857927152 ± 0.000030612 °
Longitude of ascending node 205.736406 ± 0.000064 °
Argument of perihelia 59.327828 ± 0.001868 °
Mean anomaly 352.200542 ± 0.001381 °
Orbital period 339.57 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv2
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv2.txt
bsp file 40314_1999KR16_nima_v2.bsp
Date of first observation 1999-05-16
Date of last observation 2023-06-23
Number of observations used in the fit 402
Number of rejected observations 4
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 404
Number of unpublished observations 2
RMS of observations 0.170 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv2 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2023-01 0.013 0.007
2023-07 0.051 0.026
2024-01 0.017 0.009
2024-07 0.052 0.030
2025-01 0.027 0.013
2025-07 0.055 0.035
2026-01 0.041 0.018
2026-07 0.061 0.041
2027-01 0.058 0.023

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv2 and JPL24 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.