(55636) 2002TX300


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Object

Object (55636) 2002TX300
Diameter(1) 286 km
Dynamic class(1) Haumea
Absolute magnitude 3.40
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458600.5
Semi major axis 43.145052 ± 0.000712 au
Eccentricity 0.125334535 ± 0.000008539
Inclination 25.841832759 ± 0.000119812 °
Longitude of ascending node 324.479725 ± 0.000322 °
Argument of perihelia 339.047521 ± 0.004152 °
Mean anomaly 77.631423 ± 0.005295 °
Orbital period 283.40 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv5
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv5.txt
bsp file 55636_2002TX300_nima_v5.bsp
Date of first observation 1954-08-27
Date of last observation 2018-12-21
Number of observations used in the fit 430
Number of rejected observations 5
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 391
Number of unpublished observations 44
RMS of observations 0.249 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 0.048 0.046
2019-07 0.062 0.048
2020-01 0.052 0.051
2020-07 0.071 0.054
2021-01 0.057 0.056
2021-07 0.082 0.060
2022-01 0.063 0.061
2022-07 0.095 0.066
2023-01 0.072 0.068

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv5 and JPL28 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.