(55636) 2002TX300


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Object

Object (55636) 2002TX300
Diameter(1) 286 km
Dynamic class(1) Haumea
Absolute magnitude 3.40
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458600.5
Semi major axis 43.145151 ± 0.000573 au
Eccentricity 0.125335313 ± 0.000006721
Inclination 25.841834286 ± 0.000094103 °
Longitude of ascending node 324.479731 ± 0.000252 °
Argument of perihelia 339.048320 ± 0.003426 °
Mean anomaly 77.630548 ± 0.004314 °
Orbital period 283.40 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv7
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv7.txt
bsp file 55636_2002TX300_nima_v7.bsp
Date of first observation 1954-08-27
Date of last observation 2020-11-09
Number of observations used in the fit 874
Number of rejected observations 6
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 822
Number of unpublished observations 58
RMS of observations 0.207 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv7 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2021-01 0.030 0.029
2021-07 0.045 0.031
2022-01 0.032 0.032
2022-07 0.054 0.034
2023-01 0.036 0.035
2023-07 0.063 0.038
2024-01 0.042 0.039
2024-07 0.075 0.042
2025-01 0.050 0.043

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv7 and JPL38 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.