(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 | 183.374850 ± 0.011160 au |
Eccentricity | 0.952319533 ± 0.000002874 |
Inclination | 125.312041260 ± 0.000006630 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 276.050340 ± 0.000004 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 152.981557 ± 0.000071 ° |
Mean anomaly | 0.047188 ± 0.000004 ° |
Orbital period | 2483.24 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv13 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv13.txt |
bsp file | 468861_2013LU28_nima_v13.bsp |
Date of first observation | 2013-06-08 |
Date of last observation | 2025-01-30 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 2427 |
Number of rejected observations | 63 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 1552 |
Number of unpublished observations | 912 |
RMS of observations | 0.229 arcsec |
Residuals

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv13 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
2024-01 | 0.033 | 0.014 |
2024-07 | 0.014 | 0.007 |
2025-01 | 0.014 | 0.005 |
2025-07 | 0.007 | 0.018 |
2026-01 | 0.025 | 0.044 |
2026-07 | 0.031 | 0.055 |
2027-01 | 0.066 | 0.105 |
2027-07 | 0.061 | 0.100 |
2028-01 | 0.108 | 0.163 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv13 and JPL35 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.