(307261) 2002MS4


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Object

Object (307261) 2002MS4
Diameter(1) 728 km
Dynamic class(1) cubewano
Absolute magnitude 3.60
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458200.5
Semi major axis 41.923113 ± 0.001179 au
Eccentricity 0.140037032 ± 0.000023860
Inclination 17.667686236 ± 0.000322938 °
Longitude of ascending node 215.902690 ± 0.000565 °
Argument of perihelia 214.234028 ± 0.001900 °
Mean anomaly 220.520360 ± 0.001782 °
Orbital period 271.45 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv5
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv5.txt
bsp file 307261_2002MS4_nima_v5.bsp
Date of first observation 1954-04-08
Date of last observation 2019-07-09
Number of observations used in the fit 146
Number of rejected observations 12
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 75
Number of unpublished observations 83
RMS of observations 0.174 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv5 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2019-01 0.005 0.027
2019-07 0.007 0.005
2020-01 0.012 0.026
2020-07 0.019 0.007
2021-01 0.024 0.026
2021-07 0.034 0.011
2022-01 0.039 0.025
2022-07 0.051 0.015
2023-01 0.057 0.025

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv5 and JPL14 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.