(78799) 2002XW93


Object

Object (78799) 2002XW93
Diameter(1) 565 km
Dynamic class(1) Centaur
Absolute magnitude 4.92
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460800.5
Semi major axis 37.684164 ± 0.002510 au
Eccentricity 0.243916490 ± 0.000041204
Inclination 14.330715730 ± 0.000107446 °
Longitude of ascending node 46.700082 ± 0.000353 °
Argument of perihelia 248.549254 ± 0.008498 °
Mean anomaly 153.521399 ± 0.011355 °
Orbital period 231.34 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv6
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv6.txt
bsp file 78799_2002XW93_nima_v6.bsp
Date of first observation 1989-12-17
Date of last observation 2025-02-25
Number of observations used in the fit 117
Number of rejected observations 1
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 106
Number of unpublished observations 12
RMS of observations 0.223 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 0.143 0.115
2024-07 0.143 0.117
2025-01 0.158 0.123
2025-07 0.160 0.124
2026-01 0.176 0.131
2026-07 0.179 0.131
2027-01 0.198 0.139
2027-07 0.202 0.138
2028-01 0.223 0.147

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv6 and JPL9 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