(3063) Makhaon
This object has a more recent orbit available here
Object
| Object | (3063) Makhaon |
| Diameter(1) | 124 km |
| Dynamic class(1) | trojan |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.50 |
| G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
| Epoch (Julian date) | 2458600.5 |
| Semi major axis | 5.210983 ± 0.000001 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.058398591 ± 0.000000134 |
| Inclination | 12.161871321 ± 0.000009292 ° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 287.869857 ± 0.000032 ° |
| Argument of perihelia | 205.342944 ± 0.000065 ° |
| Mean anomaly | 201.392947 ± 0.000089 ° |
| Orbital period | 11.90 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
| Ephemeris version | NIMAv2 |
| Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv2.txt |
| bsp file | 3063_Makhaon_nima_v2.bsp |
| Date of first observation | 1931-02-18 |
| Date of last observation | 2019-08-11 |
| Number of observations used in the fit | 1710 |
| Number of rejected observations | 2 |
| Number of DES observations | 5 |
| Number of MPC observations | 1707 |
| Number of unpublished observations | 0 |
| RMS of observations | 0.526 arcsec |
Residuals
Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv2 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
| date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
| 2019-01 | 0.022 | 0.020 |
| 2019-07 | 0.032 | 0.027 |
| 2020-01 | 0.029 | 0.026 |
| 2020-07 | 0.039 | 0.032 |
| 2021-01 | 0.041 | 0.035 |
| 2021-07 | 0.046 | 0.033 |
| 2022-01 | 0.057 | 0.042 |
| 2022-07 | 0.051 | 0.030 |
| 2023-01 | 0.075 | 0.040 |
Ephemeris comparison
Difference between NIMAv2 and JPL26 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.