(3317) Paris


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (3317) Paris
Diameter(1) 119 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 8.40
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458600.5
Semi major axis 5.221142 ± 0.000000 au
Eccentricity 0.127299731 ± 0.000000022
Inclination 27.870163635 ± 0.000001567 °
Longitude of ascending node 135.903461 ± 0.000002 °
Argument of perihelia 149.979676 ± 0.000005 °
Mean anomaly 278.616849 ± 0.000003 °
Orbital period 11.93 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv2
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv2.txt
bsp file 3317_Paris_nima_v2.bsp
Date of first observation 1963-08-21
Date of last observation 2019-08-04
Number of observations used in the fit 2232
Number of rejected observations 2
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 2113
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.059 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

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 0.018 0.003
2019-07 0.019 0.002
2020-01 0.026 0.008
2020-07 0.034 0.008
2021-01 0.033 0.011
2021-07 0.051 0.017
2022-01 0.037 0.012
2022-07 0.057 0.012
2023-01 0.039 0.007

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv2 and JPL39 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.