(55638) 2002VE95
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Object
Object | (55638) 2002VE95 |
Diameter(1) | 250 km |
Dynamic class(1) | plutino |
Absolute magnitude | 5.58 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2459800.5 |
Semi major axis | 39.337389 ± 0.000891 au |
Eccentricity | 0.290161055 ± 0.000013205 |
Inclination | 16.323687887 ± 0.000012579 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 199.664552 ± 0.000094 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 206.745670 ± 0.000980 ° |
Mean anomaly | 30.594337 ± 0.001513 ° |
Orbital period | 246.73 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv11 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv11.txt |
bsp file | 55638_2002VE95_nima_v11.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1990-10-12 |
Date of last observation | 2023-02-28 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 467 |
Number of rejected observations | 1 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 390 |
Number of unpublished observations | 78 |
RMS of observations | 0.197 arcsec |
Residuals

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv11 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
2023-01 | 0.108 | 0.035 |
2023-07 | 0.112 | 0.034 |
2024-01 | 0.133 | 0.041 |
2024-07 | 0.136 | 0.037 |
2025-01 | 0.161 | 0.046 |
2025-07 | 0.162 | 0.041 |
2026-01 | 0.191 | 0.052 |
2026-07 | 0.191 | 0.045 |
2027-01 | 0.224 | 0.058 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv11 and JPL19 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.