(3317) Paris


This object has a more recent orbit available here

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 (documentation) 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Number of unpublished observations 27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

residual plot

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

residual plot

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.