(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 | 0.127299706 ± 0.000000036 |
Inclination | 27.870168611 ± 0.000001648 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 135.903463 ± 0.000006 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 149.979769 ± 0.000029 ° |
Mean anomaly | 278.616712 ± 0.000026 ° |
Orbital period | 11.93 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv5 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv5.txt |
bsp file | 3317_Paris_nima_v5.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1963-08-21 |
Date of last observation | 2021-05-08 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 2718 |
Number of rejected observations | 12 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 2703 |
Number of unpublished observations | 27 |
RMS of observations | 0.354 arcsec |
Residuals

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv5 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
2021-01 | 0.003 | 0.003 |
2021-07 | 0.005 | 0.005 |
2022-01 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
2022-07 | 0.019 | 0.012 |
2023-01 | 0.017 | 0.010 |
2023-07 | 0.032 | 0.012 |
2024-01 | 0.029 | 0.010 |
2024-07 | 0.036 | 0.012 |
2025-01 | 0.039 | 0.010 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv5 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.