(143707) 2003UY117


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Object

Object (143707) 2003UY117
Diameter(1) 321 km
Dynamic class(1) res2:5
Absolute magnitude 5.70
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458600.5
Semi major axis 55.241955 ± 0.002547 au
Eccentricity 0.413012782 ± 0.000023186
Inclination 7.555021830 ± 0.000070680 °
Longitude of ascending node 265.104005 ± 0.001312 °
Argument of perihelia 112.012028 ± 0.001020 °
Mean anomaly 12.979081 ± 0.001284 °
Orbital period 410.59 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv3
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv3.txt
bsp file 143707_2003UY117_nima_v3.bsp
Date of first observation 2001-07-26
Date of last observation 2020-09-14
Number of observations used in the fit 363
Number of rejected observations 8
Number of DES observations 3
Number of MPC observations 333
Number of unpublished observations 35
RMS of observations 0.161 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)
2020-01 0.064 0.047
2020-07 0.065 0.047
2021-01 0.074 0.052
2021-07 0.079 0.052
2022-01 0.085 0.057
2022-07 0.096 0.057
2023-01 0.100 0.062
2023-07 0.115 0.062
2024-01 0.116 0.068

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv3 and JPL8 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.