(55638) 2002VE95


Object

Object (55638) 2002VE95
Diameter(1) 250 km
Dynamic class(1) plutino
Absolute magnitude 5.58
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460800.5
Semi major axis 39.634020 ± 0.000784 au
Eccentricity 0.292931669 ± 0.000011370
Inclination 16.324489271 ± 0.000011972 °
Longitude of ascending node 199.715888 ± 0.000089 °
Argument of perihelia 207.895896 ± 0.000916 °
Mean anomaly 33.583170 ± 0.001448 °
Orbital period 249.52 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv12
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv12.txt
bsp file 55638_2002VE95_nima_v12.bsp
Date of first observation 1990-10-12
Date of last observation 2024-02-11
Number of observations used in the fit 475
Number of rejected observations 1
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 395
Number of unpublished observations 81
RMS of observations 0.195 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 0.085 0.036
2024-07 0.087 0.035
2025-01 0.103 0.041
2025-07 0.104 0.039
2026-01 0.123 0.045
2026-07 0.122 0.042
2027-01 0.145 0.050
2027-07 0.143 0.046
2028-01 0.169 0.055

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv12 and JPL22 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