(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 28.919775 ± 0.000531 au
Eccentricity 0.519993438 ± 0.000004947
Inclination 35.455993232 ± 0.000014474 °
Longitude of ascending node 198.064428 ± 0.000038 °
Argument of perihelia 326.423542 ± 0.000988 °
Mean anomaly 341.975955 ± 0.000669 °
Orbital period 155.53 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv9
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv9.txt
bsp file 447178_2005RO43_nima_v9.bsp
Date of first observation 2004-10-08
Date of last observation 2023-11-19
Number of observations used in the fit 497
Number of rejected observations 3
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 445
Number of unpublished observations 55
RMS of observations 0.218 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv9 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2023-01 0.057 0.047
2023-07 0.053 0.058
2024-01 0.065 0.055
2024-07 0.070 0.063
2025-01 0.104 0.065
2025-07 0.112 0.068
2026-01 0.184 0.075
2026-07 0.187 0.075
2027-01 0.308 0.084

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv9 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.