(44594) 1999OX3


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (44594) 1999OX3
Diameter(1) 151 km
Dynamic class(1) Centaur
Absolute magnitude 7.13
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2459800.5
Semi major axis 32.647563 ± 0.000423 au
Eccentricity 0.460792462 ± 0.000005584
Inclination 2.622739775 ± 0.000007387 °
Longitude of ascending node 259.126372 ± 0.000383 °
Argument of perihelia 144.125306 ± 0.000634 °
Mean anomaly 357.188815 ± 0.000211 °
Orbital period 186.55 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv5
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv5.txt
bsp file 44594_1999OX3_nima_v5.bsp
Date of first observation 1999-07-21
Date of last observation 2023-01-09
Number of observations used in the fit 915
Number of rejected observations 3
Number of DES observations 9
Number of MPC observations 892
Number of unpublished observations 17
RMS of observations 0.307 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)
2023-01 0.054 0.043
2023-07 0.099 0.048
2024-01 0.083 0.050
2024-07 0.142 0.056
2025-01 0.130 0.059
2025-07 0.196 0.063
2026-01 0.192 0.068
2026-07 0.260 0.069
2027-01 0.267 0.075

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv5 and JPL49 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.