(3317) Paris
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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 |
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Number of unpublished observations | 0 |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

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

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.