(174567) Varda
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Object
Object | (174567) Varda |
Diameter(1) | 705 km |
Dynamic class(1) | cubewano |
Absolute magnitude | 3.40 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2458200.5 |
Semi major axis | 46.045685 ± 0.001357 au |
Eccentricity | 0.140253737 ± 0.000012232 |
Inclination | 21.497782740 ± 0.000277065 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 183.978276 ± 0.000735 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 180.718500 ± 0.008209 ° |
Mean anomaly | 271.847231 ± 0.007950 ° |
Orbital period | 312.46 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv6 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv6.txt |
bsp file | 174567_Varda_nima_v6.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1980-03-19 |
Date of last observation | 2018-09-07 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 349 |
Number of rejected observations | 13 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 0 |
Number of unpublished observations | 103 |
RMS of observations | 0.205 arcsec |
Residuals

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv6 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
2018-01 | 0.052 | 0.041 |
2018-07 | 0.045 | 0.037 |
2019-01 | 0.067 | 0.045 |
2019-07 | 0.059 | 0.043 |
2020-01 | 0.084 | 0.050 |
2020-07 | 0.076 | 0.049 |
2021-01 | 0.103 | 0.055 |
2021-07 | 0.096 | 0.055 |
2022-01 | 0.125 | 0.061 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv6 and JPL7 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.