(42301) 2001UR163


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (42301) 2001UR163
Diameter(1) 671 km
Dynamic class(1) res4:9
Absolute magnitude 4.10
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458600.5
Semi major axis 51.460238 ± 0.003067 au
Eccentricity 0.286892921 ± 0.000012867
Inclination 0.753162612 ± 0.000173699 °
Longitude of ascending node 301.375235 ± 0.035993 °
Argument of perihelia 343.164984 ± 0.028547 °
Mean anomaly 80.118819 ± 0.009965 °
Orbital period 369.16 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv2
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv2.txt
bsp file 42301_2001UR163_nima_v2.bsp
Date of first observation 1982-07-27
Date of last observation 2020-11-16
Number of observations used in the fit 271
Number of rejected observations 2
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 273
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.163 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv2 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2021-01 0.085 0.067
2021-07 0.127 0.075
2022-01 0.096 0.073
2022-07 0.145 0.082
2023-01 0.110 0.080
2023-07 0.164 0.089
2024-01 0.126 0.087
2024-07 0.186 0.097
2025-01 0.143 0.094

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv2 and JPL15 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.