(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 0.127299747 ± 0.000000040
Inclination 27.870167831 ± 0.000001764 °
Longitude of ascending node 135.903458 ± 0.000004 °
Argument of perihelia 149.979791 ± 0.000012 °
Mean anomaly 278.616700 ± 0.000013 °
Orbital period 11.93 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv3
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv3.txt
bsp file 3317_Paris_nima_v3.bsp
Date of first observation 1963-08-21
Date of last observation 2020-04-06
Number of observations used in the fit 2266
Number of rejected observations 10
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 2154
Number of unpublished observations 1
RMS of observations 0.060 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv3 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2019-01 0.009 0.009
2019-07 0.009 0.008
2020-01 0.007 0.007
2020-07 0.009 0.007
2021-01 0.011 0.006
2021-07 0.020 0.007
2022-01 0.018 0.007
2022-07 0.035 0.010
2023-01 0.026 0.008

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv3 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.