(447178) 2005RO43
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Object
Object | (447178) 2005RO43 |
Diameter(1) | 194 km |
Dynamic class(1) | Centaur |
Absolute magnitude | 7.24 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2459800.5 |
Semi major axis | 28.792968 ± 0.000737 au |
Eccentricity | 0.518293443 ± 0.000005992 |
Inclination | 35.456499413 ± 0.000020100 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 198.070915 ± 0.000046 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 326.625378 ± 0.001483 ° |
Mean anomaly | 339.241778 ± 0.001012 ° |
Orbital period | 154.50 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv7 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv7.txt |
bsp file | 447178_2005RO43_nima_v7.bsp |
Date of first observation | 2004-10-08 |
Date of last observation | 2023-03-16 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 472 |
Number of rejected observations | 3 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 445 |
Number of unpublished observations | 30 |
RMS of observations | 0.223 arcsec |
Residuals

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv7 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
2023-01 | 0.099 | 0.068 |
2023-07 | 0.121 | 0.080 |
2024-01 | 0.180 | 0.083 |
2024-07 | 0.204 | 0.086 |
2025-01 | 0.311 | 0.100 |
2025-07 | 0.328 | 0.094 |
2026-01 | 0.502 | 0.115 |
2026-07 | 0.503 | 0.104 |
2027-01 | 0.763 | 0.123 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv7 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.