(470309) 2007JK43
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Object
Object | (470309) 2007JK43 |
Diameter(1) | 176 km |
Dynamic class(1) | Centaur |
Absolute magnitude | 7.00 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2458200.5 |
Semi major axis | 46.673094 ± 0.002360 au |
Eccentricity | 0.495125777 ± 0.000022842 |
Inclination | 44.827742436 ± 0.000119004 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 233.536993 ± 0.000071 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 10.480702 ± 0.000497 ° |
Mean anomaly | 7.049122 ± 0.000648 ° |
Orbital period | 318.87 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv4 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv4.txt |
bsp file | 470309_2007JK43_nima_v4.bsp |
Date of first observation | 2007-05-10 |
Date of last observation | 2021-07-13 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 306 |
Number of rejected observations | 0 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 279 |
Number of unpublished observations | 27 |
RMS of observations | 0.110 arcsec |
Residuals

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 | 0.047 | 0.043 |
2021-07 | 0.040 | 0.020 |
2022-01 | 0.069 | 0.038 |
2022-07 | 0.071 | 0.040 |
2023-01 | 0.099 | 0.036 |
2023-07 | 0.109 | 0.064 |
2024-01 | 0.135 | 0.041 |
2024-07 | 0.153 | 0.092 |
2025-01 | 0.177 | 0.054 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv4 and JPL9 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.