(447178) 2005RO43
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Object
Object | (447178) 2005RO43 |
Diameter(1) | 194 km |
Dynamic class(1) | Centaur |
Absolute magnitude | 7.10 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2458600.5 |
Semi major axis | 28.705026 ± 0.000817 au |
Eccentricity | 0.518296200 ± 0.000006448 |
Inclination | 35.484380511 ± 0.000160092 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 198.220018 ± 0.000128 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 326.904003 ± 0.001630 ° |
Mean anomaly | 331.380094 ± 0.001451 ° |
Orbital period | 153.80 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv3 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv3.txt |
bsp file | 447178_2005RO43_nima_v3.bsp |
Date of first observation | 2004-10-08 |
Date of last observation | 2020-11-16 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 374 |
Number of rejected observations | 3 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 364 |
Number of unpublished observations | 13 |
RMS of observations | 0.144 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 | 0.094 | 0.074 |
2021-07 | 0.106 | 0.082 |
2022-01 | 0.134 | 0.091 |
2022-07 | 0.162 | 0.090 |
2023-01 | 0.213 | 0.112 |
2023-07 | 0.250 | 0.098 |
2024-01 | 0.343 | 0.136 |
2024-07 | 0.380 | 0.107 |
2025-01 | 0.536 | 0.160 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv3 and JPL9 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.