(44594) 1999OX3
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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 |
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Number of unpublished observations | 17 |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

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

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.