(3317) Paris


Object

Object (3317) Paris
Diameter(1) 119 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 8.52
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460800.5
Semi major axis 5.228706 ± 0.000000 au
Eccentricity 0.127970149 ± 0.000000008
Inclination 27.851265748 ± 0.000000443 °
Longitude of ascending node 135.888117 ± 0.000001 °
Argument of perihelia 151.095336 ± 0.000005 °
Mean anomaly 99.444755 ± 0.000003 °
Orbital period 11.96 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv10
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv10.txt
bsp file 3317_Paris_nima_v10.bsp
Date of first observation 1963-08-21
Date of last observation 2025-07-13
Number of observations used in the fit 5129
Number of rejected observations 24
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 4917
Number of unpublished observations 30
RMS of observations 0.096 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv10 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2024-01 0.009 0.002
2024-07 0.011 0.003
2025-01 0.012 0.003
2025-07 0.011 0.004
2026-01 0.014 0.004
2026-07 0.011 0.004
2027-01 0.015 0.005
2027-07 0.011 0.004
2028-01 0.016 0.005

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv10 and JPL79 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