(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 55.241693 ± 0.002518 au
Eccentricity 0.413010045 ± 0.000022895
Inclination 7.555013221 ± 0.000064901 °
Longitude of ascending node 265.104088 ± 0.001266 °
Argument of perihelia 112.012291 ± 0.000763 °
Mean anomaly 12.979043 ± 0.001270 °
Orbital period 410.59 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv4
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv4.txt
bsp file 143707_2003UY117_nima_v4.bsp
Date of first observation 2001-07-26
Date of last observation 2020-11-08
Number of observations used in the fit 386
Number of rejected observations 13
Number of DES observations 3
Number of MPC observations 347
Number of unpublished observations 49
RMS of observations 0.158 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv4 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2021-01 0.042 0.015
2021-07 0.019 0.010
2022-01 0.040 0.016
2022-07 0.029 0.013
2023-01 0.041 0.018
2023-07 0.041 0.016
2024-01 0.045 0.020
2024-07 0.056 0.019
2025-01 0.052 0.023

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv4 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.