(42301) 2001UR163


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (42301) 2001UR163
Diameter(1) 671 km
Dynamic class(1) res4:9
Absolute magnitude 4.10
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458600.5
Semi major axis 51.461505 ± 0.005875 au
Eccentricity 0.286886874 ± 0.000019983
Inclination 0.753148149 ± 0.000333920 °
Longitude of ascending node 301.366075 ± 0.068375 °
Argument of perihelia 343.178132 ± 0.053429 °
Mean anomaly 80.115133 ± 0.019208 °
Orbital period 369.17 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv1
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv1.txt
bsp file 42301_2001UR163_nima_v1.bsp
Date of first observation 1982-07-27
Date of last observation 2016-10-31
Number of observations used in the fit 116
Number of rejected observations 0
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 116
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.213 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv1 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2018-01 0.132 0.106
2018-07 0.210 0.120
2019-01 0.142 0.113
2019-07 0.236 0.130
2020-01 0.157 0.121
2020-07 0.266 0.141
2021-01 0.176 0.130
2021-07 0.299 0.152
2022-01 0.199 0.139

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv1 and JPL11 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.