(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 |
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Number of unpublished observations | 0 |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

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

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.