(3063) Makhaon
This object has a more recent orbit available here
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| Number of unpublished observations | 0 |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.