(32615) 2001QU277


Object

Object (32615) 2001QU277
Diameter(1) 38 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 11.16
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460800.5
Semi major axis 5.146315 ± 0.000000 au
Eccentricity 0.032228625 ± 0.000000021
Inclination 17.559300461 ± 0.000001050 °
Longitude of ascending node 100.400962 ± 0.000003 °
Argument of perihelia 228.161013 ± 0.000034 °
Mean anomaly 20.776646 ± 0.000039 °
Orbital period 11.67 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv7
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv7.txt
bsp file 32615_2001QU277_nima_v7.bsp
Date of first observation 1977-10-06
Date of last observation 2025-07-10
Number of observations used in the fit 3251
Number of rejected observations 293
Number of DES observations 7
Number of MPC observations 3218
Number of unpublished observations 1
RMS of observations 0.109 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv7 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2024-01 0.022 0.004
2024-07 0.035 0.008
2025-01 0.028 0.006
2025-07 0.033 0.015
2026-01 0.032 0.013
2026-07 0.031 0.015
2027-01 0.036 0.018
2027-07 0.029 0.013
2028-01 0.040 0.017

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv7 and JPL56 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