(11351) Leucus


Object

Object (11351) Leucus
Diameter(1) 34 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 10.94
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460600.5
Semi major axis 5.307755 ± 0.000000 au
Eccentricity 0.065793133 ± 0.000000039
Inclination 11.544111161 ± 0.000001343 °
Longitude of ascending node 251.073007 ± 0.000014 °
Argument of perihelia 161.917293 ± 0.000029 °
Mean anomaly 91.282622 ± 0.000022 °
Orbital period 12.23 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv6
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv6.txt
bsp file 11351_Leucus_nima_v6.bsp
Date of first observation 1982-07-25
Date of last observation 2024-05-26
Number of observations used in the fit 3011
Number of rejected observations 6
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 3012
Number of unpublished observations 5
RMS of observations 0.339 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv6 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2024-01 0.040 0.017
2024-07 0.030 0.012
2025-01 0.039 0.016
2025-07 0.033 0.014
2026-01 0.036 0.013
2026-07 0.036 0.014
2027-01 0.033 0.010
2027-07 0.038 0.013
2028-01 0.030 0.009

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv6 and JPL25 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