(99943) 2005AS2


Object

Object (99943) 2005AS2
Diameter(1) 28 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 11.71
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460800.5
Semi major axis 5.293710 ± 0.000000 au
Eccentricity 0.108670846 ± 0.000000020
Inclination 13.531999343 ± 0.000001296 °
Longitude of ascending node 116.236937 ± 0.000003 °
Argument of perihelia 90.152854 ± 0.000014 °
Mean anomaly 176.070874 ± 0.000010 °
Orbital period 12.18 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv6
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv6.txt
bsp file 99943_2005AS2_nima_v6.bsp
Date of first observation 1996-06-21
Date of last observation 2024-11-24
Number of observations used in the fit 2142
Number of rejected observations 7
Number of DES observations 38
Number of MPC observations 1810
Number of unpublished observations 2
RMS of observations 0.120 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 0.016 0.005
2024-07 0.021 0.009
2025-01 0.022 0.008
2025-07 0.024 0.010
2026-01 0.028 0.011
2026-07 0.027 0.010
2027-01 0.036 0.013
2027-07 0.030 0.008
2028-01 0.045 0.010

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv6 and JPL45 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