(40314) 1999KR16


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (40314) 1999KR16
Diameter(1) 271 km
Dynamic class(1) otherTNO
Absolute magnitude 5.68
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460600.5
Semi major axis 48.466507 ± 0.001804 au
Eccentricity 0.299876125 ± 0.000021218
Inclination 24.851197988 ± 0.000029610 °
Longitude of ascending node 205.719259 ± 0.000062 °
Argument of perihelia 59.060195 ± 0.001780 °
Mean anomaly 354.039124 ± 0.001211 °
Orbital period 337.42 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv3
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv3.txt
bsp file 40314_1999KR16_nima_v3.bsp
Date of first observation 1999-05-16
Date of last observation 2024-07-03
Number of observations used in the fit 450
Number of rejected observations 4
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 442
Number of unpublished observations 12
RMS of observations 0.161 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv3 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2024-01 0.017 0.009
2024-07 0.048 0.028
2025-01 0.026 0.013
2025-07 0.051 0.033
2026-01 0.040 0.017
2026-07 0.057 0.038
2027-01 0.056 0.023
2027-07 0.068 0.045
2028-01 0.075 0.029

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv3 and JPL27 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.