(447178) 2005RO43


This object has a more recent orbit available here

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 (documentation) 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Number of unpublished observations 13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

residual plot

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

residual plot

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.