(84522) 2002TC302


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (84522) 2002TC302
Diameter(1) 584 km
Dynamic class(1) res2:5
Absolute magnitude 3.90
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458200.5
Semi major axis 54.996850 ± 0.001123 au
Eccentricity 0.290828619 ± 0.000010522
Inclination 35.111422914 ± 0.000243396 °
Longitude of ascending node 23.904379 ± 0.000087 °
Argument of perihelia 87.372057 ± 0.002769 °
Mean anomaly 323.501153 ± 0.002137 °
Orbital period 407.86 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv12
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv12.txt
bsp file 84522_2002TC302_nima_v12.bsp
Date of first observation 2000-08-05
Date of last observation 2018-09-08
Number of observations used in the fit 815
Number of rejected observations 13
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 123
Number of unpublished observations 705
RMS of observations 0.154 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv12 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2019-01 0.013 0.015
2019-07 0.058 0.025
2020-01 0.024 0.027
2020-07 0.071 0.038
2021-01 0.038 0.042
2021-07 0.087 0.053
2022-01 0.054 0.059
2022-07 0.105 0.069
2023-01 0.072 0.078

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv12 and JPL18 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.