(42301) 2001UR163


Object

Object (42301) 2001UR163
Diameter(1) 367 km
Dynamic class(1) res4:9
Absolute magnitude 4.20
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460800.5
Semi major axis 51.843374 ± 0.002888 au
Eccentricity 0.280438263 ± 0.000009978
Inclination 0.751151672 ± 0.000009923 °
Longitude of ascending node 302.347652 ± 0.007686 °
Argument of perihelia 343.806942 ± 0.011214 °
Mean anomaly 84.919773 ± 0.009916 °
Orbital period 373.29 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv6
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv6.txt
bsp file 42301_2001UR163_nima_v6.bsp
Date of first observation 1982-07-27
Date of last observation 2024-12-26
Number of observations used in the fit 384
Number of rejected observations 2
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 386
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.147 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv6 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2024-01 0.077 0.061
2024-07 0.105 0.065
2025-01 0.085 0.065
2025-07 0.119 0.071
2026-01 0.095 0.071
2026-07 0.134 0.077
2027-01 0.106 0.076
2027-07 0.150 0.083
2028-01 0.119 0.081

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv6 and JPL25 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