(1867) Deiphobus
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Object
Object | (1867) Deiphobus |
Diameter(1) | 118 km |
Dynamic class(1) | trojan |
Absolute magnitude | 8.30 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2458600.5 |
Semi major axis | 5.127048 ± 0.000001 au |
Eccentricity | 0.044332865 ± 0.000000072 |
Inclination | 26.914967381 ± 0.000007256 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 283.709866 ± 0.000015 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 359.096756 ± 0.000176 ° |
Mean anomaly | 281.072758 ± 0.000185 ° |
Orbital period | 11.61 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv3 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv3.txt |
bsp file | 1867_Deiphobus_nima_v3.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1971-03-03 |
Date of last observation | 2020-09-30 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 2245 |
Number of rejected observations | 7 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 2252 |
Number of unpublished observations | 0 |
RMS of observations | 0.481 arcsec |
Residuals

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) |
2021-01 | 0.038 | 0.025 |
2021-07 | 0.057 | 0.040 |
2022-01 | 0.038 | 0.030 |
2022-07 | 0.057 | 0.049 |
2023-01 | 0.041 | 0.035 |
2023-07 | 0.056 | 0.044 |
2024-01 | 0.046 | 0.038 |
2024-07 | 0.056 | 0.032 |
2025-01 | 0.056 | 0.035 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv3 and JPL69 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.