(78799) 2002XW93


Object

Object (78799) 2002XW93
Diameter(1) 565 km
Dynamic class(1) otherTNO
Absolute magnitude 4.99
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460200.5
Semi major axis 37.605017 ± 0.002538 au
Eccentricity 0.247216942 ± 0.000041893
Inclination 14.323489424 ± 0.000111321 °
Longitude of ascending node 46.663477 ± 0.000364 °
Argument of perihelia 248.749944 ± 0.008489 °
Mean anomaly 150.536659 ± 0.011100 °
Orbital period 230.61 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv4
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv4.txt
bsp file 78799_2002XW93_nima_v4.bsp
Date of first observation 1989-12-17
Date of last observation 2023-11-27
Number of observations used in the fit 96
Number of rejected observations 1
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 85
Number of unpublished observations 12
RMS of observations 0.242 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv4 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2023-01 0.141 0.112
2023-07 0.137 0.115
2024-01 0.154 0.120
2024-07 0.153 0.122
2025-01 0.170 0.128
2025-07 0.170 0.129
2026-01 0.188 0.137
2026-07 0.191 0.136
2027-01 0.210 0.145

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv4 and JPL6 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.

Previous NIMA versions