(1437) Diomedes
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Object
| Object | (1437) Diomedes |
| Diameter(1) | 118 km |
| Dynamic class(1) | trojan |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.30 |
| G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
| Epoch (Julian date) | 2458600.5 |
| Semi major axis | 5.201523 ± 0.000000 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.043492890 ± 0.000000054 |
| Inclination | 20.479189476 ± 0.000006373 ° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 315.791324 ± 0.000011 ° |
| Argument of perihelia | 130.129333 ± 0.000127 ° |
| Mean anomaly | 268.498256 ± 0.000134 ° |
| Orbital period | 11.86 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
| Ephemeris version | NIMAv1 |
| Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv1.txt |
| bsp file | 1437_Diomedes_nima_v1.bsp |
| Date of first observation | 1931-02-17 |
| Date of last observation | 2019-01-07 |
| Number of observations used in the fit | 1838 |
| Number of rejected observations | 29 |
| Number of DES observations | 0 |
| Number of MPC observations | 1867 |
| Number of unpublished observations | 0 |
| RMS of observations | 0.542 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 | 0.014 | 0.013 |
| 2018-07 | 0.018 | 0.017 |
| 2019-01 | 0.015 | 0.014 |
| 2019-07 | 0.022 | 0.019 |
| 2020-01 | 0.022 | 0.020 |
| 2020-07 | 0.028 | 0.022 |
| 2021-01 | 0.033 | 0.028 |
| 2021-07 | 0.033 | 0.021 |
| 2022-01 | 0.047 | 0.027 |
Ephemeris comparison
Difference between NIMAv1 and JPL60 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.