(2060) Chiron
This object has a more recent orbit available here
Object
Object | (2060) Chiron |
Diameter(1) | 210 km |
Dynamic class(1) | Centaur |
Absolute magnitude | 5.80 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2458600.5 |
Semi major axis | 13.669120 ± 0.000001 au |
Eccentricity | 0.380449019 ± 0.000000052 |
Inclination | 6.946658092 ± 0.000003478 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 209.214334 ± 0.000024 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 339.816190 ± 0.000030 ° |
Mean anomaly | 165.053215 ± 0.000028 ° |
Orbital period | 50.54 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv12 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv12.txt |
bsp file | 2060_Chiron_nima_v12.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1895-04-24 |
Date of last observation | 2020-11-14 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 3506 |
Number of rejected observations | 69 |
Number of DES observations | 7 |
Number of MPC observations | 3160 |
Number of unpublished observations | 408 |
RMS of observations | 0.453 arcsec |
Residuals
Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv12 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
2021-01 | 0.007 | 0.006 |
2021-07 | 0.009 | 0.007 |
2022-01 | 0.008 | 0.007 |
2022-07 | 0.010 | 0.008 |
2023-01 | 0.010 | 0.008 |
2023-07 | 0.012 | 0.008 |
2024-01 | 0.012 | 0.009 |
2024-07 | 0.015 | 0.009 |
2025-01 | 0.014 | 0.010 |
Ephemeris comparison
Difference between NIMAv12 and JPL137 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.