(3063) Makhaon
This object has a more recent orbit available here
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 |
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Number of unpublished observations | 0 |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

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

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.