(3063) Makhaon


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Object

Object (3063) Makhaon
Diameter(1) 124 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 8.40
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458600.5
Semi major axis 5.210983 ± 0.000001 au
Eccentricity 0.058398610 ± 0.000000143
Inclination 12.161867497 ± 0.000010280 °
Longitude of ascending node 287.869865 ± 0.000032 °
Argument of perihelia 205.342931 ± 0.000065 °
Mean anomaly 201.392952 ± 0.000089 °
Orbital period 11.90 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv1
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv1.txt
bsp file 3063_Makhaon_nima_v1.bsp
Date of first observation 1931-02-18
Date of last observation 2018-11-09
Number of observations used in the fit 1458
Number of rejected observations 3
Number of DES observations 5
Number of MPC observations 1456
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.564 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 0.025 0.022
2018-07 0.035 0.030
2019-01 0.027 0.023
2019-07 0.041 0.033
2020-01 0.036 0.030
2020-07 0.048 0.037
2021-01 0.049 0.039
2021-07 0.055 0.035
2022-01 0.067 0.043

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv1 and JPL26 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.