(3063) Makhaon
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Object
Object | (3063) Makhaon |
Diameter(1) | 124 km |
Dynamic class(1) | trojan |
Absolute magnitude | 8.64 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2460600.5 |
Semi major axis | 5.223254 ± 0.000000 au |
Eccentricity | 0.060026735 ± 0.000000065 |
Inclination | 12.155456700 ± 0.000005327 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 287.884145 ± 0.000026 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 204.190650 ± 0.000053 ° |
Mean anomaly | 8.191038 ± 0.000045 ° |
Orbital period | 11.94 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv5 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv5.txt |
bsp file | 3063_Makhaon_nima_v5.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1931-02-18 |
Date of last observation | 2024-05-28 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 4371 |
Number of rejected observations | 11 |
Number of DES observations | 5 |
Number of MPC observations | 4377 |
Number of unpublished observations | 0 |
RMS of observations | 0.348 arcsec |
Residuals

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 | 0.036 | 0.027 |
2024-07 | 0.027 | 0.019 |
2025-01 | 0.042 | 0.030 |
2025-07 | 0.035 | 0.024 |
2026-01 | 0.047 | 0.027 |
2026-07 | 0.046 | 0.028 |
2027-01 | 0.049 | 0.021 |
2027-07 | 0.058 | 0.027 |
2028-01 | 0.047 | 0.017 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv5 and JPL66 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.