(468861) 2013LU28
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Object
Object | (468861) 2013LU28 |
Diameter(1) | 120 km |
Dynamic class(1) | Centaur |
Absolute magnitude | 8.45 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2460600.5 |
Semi major axis | 183.385715 ± 0.014161 au |
Eccentricity | 0.952322302 ± 0.000003635 |
Inclination | 125.312039658 ± 0.000007186 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 276.050330 ± 0.000013 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 152.981439 ± 0.000112 ° |
Mean anomaly | 0.047184 ± 0.000005 ° |
Orbital period | 2483.46 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv10 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv10.txt |
bsp file | 468861_2013LU28_nima_v10.bsp |
Date of first observation | 2013-06-08 |
Date of last observation | 2024-05-08 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 2159 |
Number of rejected observations | 9 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 1412 |
Number of unpublished observations | 756 |
RMS of observations | 0.235 arcsec |
Residuals

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv10 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
2024-01 | 0.036 | 0.029 |
2024-07 | 0.031 | 0.036 |
2025-01 | 0.049 | 0.056 |
2025-07 | 0.057 | 0.077 |
2026-01 | 0.099 | 0.135 |
2026-07 | 0.095 | 0.141 |
2027-01 | 0.157 | 0.229 |
2027-07 | 0.139 | 0.211 |
2028-01 | 0.213 | 0.310 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv10 and JPL33 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.