(84522) 2002TC302


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (84522) 2002TC302
Diameter(1) 584 km
Dynamic class(1) res2:5
Absolute magnitude 3.90
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458200.5
Semi major axis 54.996997 ± 0.001067 au
Eccentricity 0.290828504 ± 0.000010469
Inclination 35.111428629 ± 0.000216497 °
Longitude of ascending node 23.904382 ± 0.000086 °
Argument of perihelia 87.371585 ± 0.002478 °
Mean anomaly 323.501465 ± 0.001991 °
Orbital period 407.87 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv13
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv13.txt
bsp file 84522_2002TC302_nima_v13.bsp
Date of first observation 2000-08-05
Date of last observation 2019-10-28
Number of observations used in the fit 835
Number of rejected observations 5
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 130
Number of unpublished observations 710
RMS of observations 0.155 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv13 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2019-01 0.012 0.013
2019-07 0.051 0.022
2020-01 0.022 0.025
2020-07 0.063 0.034
2021-01 0.034 0.038
2021-07 0.077 0.047
2022-01 0.048 0.054
2022-07 0.093 0.062
2023-01 0.064 0.071

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv13 and JPL18 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.