(468861) 2013LU28


Object

Object (468861) 2013LU28
Diameter(1) 125 km
Dynamic class(1) Centaur
Absolute magnitude 8.40
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460800.5
Semi major axis 182.566890 ± 0.006153 au
Eccentricity 0.952103482 ± 0.000001603
Inclination 125.311719198 ± 0.000006479 °
Longitude of ascending node 276.050631 ± 0.000003 °
Argument of perihelia 153.039781 ± 0.000032 °
Mean anomaly 0.126985 ± 0.000006 °
Orbital period 2466.84 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv16
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv16.txt
bsp file 468861_2013LU28_nima_v16.bsp
Date of first observation 2013-06-08
Date of last observation 2025-10-05
Number of observations used in the fit 2960
Number of rejected observations 64
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 2084
Number of unpublished observations 914
RMS of observations 0.229 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv16 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2024-01 0.019 0.012
2024-07 0.009 0.007
2025-01 0.009 0.004
2025-07 0.005 0.007
2026-01 0.011 0.018
2026-07 0.013 0.023
2027-01 0.027 0.044
2027-07 0.025 0.043
2028-01 0.044 0.069

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv16 and JPL43 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