(42301) 2001UR163


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (42301) 2001UR163
Diameter(1) 352 km
Dynamic class(1) res4:9
Absolute magnitude 4.20
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460600.5
Semi major axis 51.917457 ± 0.002909 au
Eccentricity 0.280800454 ± 0.000010205
Inclination 0.751353352 ± 0.000009974 °
Longitude of ascending node 302.259312 ± 0.007747 °
Argument of perihelia 344.171597 ± 0.011272 °
Mean anomaly 84.031062 ± 0.009905 °
Orbital period 374.09 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv5
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv5.txt
bsp file 42301_2001UR163_nima_v5.bsp
Date of first observation 1982-07-27
Date of last observation 2023-11-19
Number of observations used in the fit 356
Number of rejected observations 2
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 358
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.151 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv5 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2024-01 0.078 0.062
2024-07 0.107 0.066
2025-01 0.087 0.066
2025-07 0.121 0.072
2026-01 0.097 0.072
2026-07 0.137 0.078
2027-01 0.109 0.077
2027-07 0.153 0.084
2028-01 0.122 0.083

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv5 and JPL22 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.