(468861) 2013LU28


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Object

Object (468861) 2013LU28
Diameter(1) 120 km
Dynamic class(1) Centaur
Absolute magnitude 8.45
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460600.5
Semi major axis 183.380726 ± 0.013416 au
Eccentricity 0.952321034 ± 0.000003446
Inclination 125.312040187 ± 0.000007129 °
Longitude of ascending node 276.050341 ± 0.000012 °
Argument of perihelia 152.981501 ± 0.000100 °
Mean anomaly 0.047186 ± 0.000005 °
Orbital period 2483.35 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv12
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv12.txt
bsp file 468861_2013LU28_nima_v12.bsp
Date of first observation 2013-06-08
Date of last observation 2025-01-19
Number of observations used in the fit 2426
Number of rejected observations 61
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 1552
Number of unpublished observations 909
RMS of observations 0.229 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv12 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2024-01 0.034 0.027
2024-07 0.027 0.029
2025-01 0.042 0.044
2025-07 0.049 0.061
2026-01 0.086 0.109
2026-07 0.084 0.116
2027-01 0.139 0.194
2027-07 0.123 0.180
2028-01 0.191 0.269

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv12 and JPL34 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.