(44594) 1999OX3
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Object
Object | (44594) 1999OX3 |
Diameter(1) | 151 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) | 2458600.5 |
Semi major axis | 32.198514 ± 0.000520 au |
Eccentricity | 0.453352422 ± 0.000006679 |
Inclination | 2.625939548 ± 0.000013677 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 259.043471 ± 0.001375 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 144.320763 ± 0.002043 ° |
Mean anomaly | 350.603562 ± 0.000442 ° |
Orbital period | 182.71 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv3 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv3.txt |
bsp file | 44594_1999OX3_nima_v3.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1999-07-21 |
Date of last observation | 2020-11-14 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 660 |
Number of rejected observations | 3 |
Number of DES observations | 9 |
Number of MPC observations | 637 |
Number of unpublished observations | 17 |
RMS of observations | 0.287 arcsec |
Residuals

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv3 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
2021-01 | 0.055 | 0.046 |
2021-07 | 0.105 | 0.056 |
2022-01 | 0.079 | 0.055 |
2022-07 | 0.153 | 0.068 |
2023-01 | 0.124 | 0.067 |
2023-07 | 0.216 | 0.081 |
2024-01 | 0.191 | 0.081 |
2024-07 | 0.293 | 0.094 |
2025-01 | 0.278 | 0.097 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv3 and JPL40 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.