(12929) 1999TZ1


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Object

Object (12929) 1999TZ1
Diameter(1) 62 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 9.90
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458200.5
Semi major axis 5.237573 ± 0.000001 au
Eccentricity 0.039151965 ± 0.000000124
Inclination 43.452987256 ± 0.000006835 °
Longitude of ascending node 200.227385 ± 0.000012 °
Argument of perihelia 130.277105 ± 0.000161 °
Mean anomaly 213.645707 ± 0.000166 °
Orbital period 11.99 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv1
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv1.txt
bsp file 12929_1999TZ1_nima_v1.bsp
Date of first observation 1953-09-16
Date of last observation 2018-07-19
Number of observations used in the fit 1318
Number of rejected observations 7
Number of DES observations 13
Number of MPC observations 1312
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.481 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv1 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2018-01 0.034 0.028
2018-07 0.034 0.028
2019-01 0.042 0.028
2019-07 0.049 0.035
2020-01 0.053 0.029
2020-07 0.070 0.042
2021-01 0.067 0.028
2021-07 0.095 0.039
2022-01 0.078 0.024

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv1 and JPL24 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.