(55636) 2002TX300


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (55636) 2002TX300
Diameter(1) 286 km
Dynamic class(1) Haumea
Absolute magnitude 3.40
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458600.5
Semi major axis 43.145631 ± 0.000853 au
Eccentricity 0.125341863 ± 0.000010678
Inclination 25.841828854 ± 0.000146979 °
Longitude of ascending node 324.479657 ± 0.000387 °
Argument of perihelia 339.051170 ± 0.004802 °
Mean anomaly 77.627054 ± 0.006250 °
Orbital period 283.41 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv4
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv4.txt
bsp file 55636_2002TX300_nima_v4.bsp
Date of first observation 1954-08-27
Date of last observation 2018-09-13
Number of observations used in the fit 415
Number of rejected observations 5
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 377
Number of unpublished observations 43
RMS of observations 0.249 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)
2018-01 0.057 0.050
2018-07 0.056 0.048
2019-01 0.057 0.052
2019-07 0.065 0.052
2020-01 0.057 0.055
2020-07 0.077 0.058
2021-01 0.060 0.059
2021-07 0.090 0.064
2022-01 0.066 0.065

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv4 and JPL28 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.