(84522) 2002TC302


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (84522) 2002TC302
Diameter(1) 584 km
Dynamic class(1) res2:5
Absolute magnitude 3.90
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458200.5
Semi major axis 54.996802 ± 0.000937 au
Eccentricity 0.290827735 ± 0.000009815
Inclination 35.111423331 ± 0.000156156 °
Longitude of ascending node 23.904379 ± 0.000082 °
Argument of perihelia 87.372059 ± 0.001854 °
Mean anomaly 323.501080 ± 0.001675 °
Orbital period 407.86 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv14
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv14.txt
bsp file 84522_2002TC302_nima_v14.bsp
Date of first observation 2000-08-05
Date of last observation 2020-11-16
Number of observations used in the fit 1062
Number of rejected observations 5
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 357
Number of unpublished observations 710
RMS of observations 0.145 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv14 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2021-01 0.024 0.028
2021-07 0.052 0.034
2022-01 0.034 0.039
2022-07 0.063 0.045
2023-01 0.045 0.052
2023-07 0.076 0.057
2024-01 0.058 0.066
2024-07 0.090 0.071
2025-01 0.073 0.081

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv14 and JPL23 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.