(447178) 2005RO43


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (447178) 2005RO43
Diameter(1) 194 km
Dynamic class(1) Centaur
Absolute magnitude 7.21
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460200.5
Semi major axis 28.919770 ± 0.000546 au
Eccentricity 0.519993410 ± 0.000005011
Inclination 35.455993251 ± 0.000016114 °
Longitude of ascending node 198.064429 ± 0.000040 °
Argument of perihelia 326.423551 ± 0.001025 °
Mean anomaly 341.975949 ± 0.000685 °
Orbital period 155.53 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv8
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv8.txt
bsp file 447178_2005RO43_nima_v8.bsp
Date of first observation 2004-10-08
Date of last observation 2023-10-26
Number of observations used in the fit 493
Number of rejected observations 3
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 445
Number of unpublished observations 51
RMS of observations 0.219 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv8 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2023-01 0.062 0.053
2023-07 0.062 0.062
2024-01 0.081 0.063
2024-07 0.088 0.067
2025-01 0.132 0.074
2025-07 0.141 0.074
2026-01 0.224 0.085
2026-07 0.227 0.081
2027-01 0.362 0.094

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv8 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.