(225088) Gonggong


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Object

Object (225088) Gonggong
Diameter(1) 1535 km
Dynamic class(1) res 3:10
Absolute magnitude 1.92
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2457166.2723815
Semi major axis 66.876284 ± 0.003553 au
Eccentricity 0.506460223 ± 0.000044658
Inclination 30.946944868 ± 0.001362283 °
Longitude of ascending node 336.813470 ± 0.000322 °
Argument of perihelia 206.716898 ± 0.005889 °
Mean anomaly 103.943558 ± 0.016851 °
Orbital period 546.91 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv4
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv4.txt
bsp file 225088_Gonggong_nima_v4.bsp
Date of first observation 1985-08-19
Date of last observation 2020-11-14
Number of observations used in the fit 394
Number of rejected observations 1
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 383
Number of unpublished observations 12
RMS of observations 0.169 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv4 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2021-01 0.062 0.064
2021-07 0.075 0.074
2022-01 0.071 0.075
2022-07 0.085 0.086
2023-01 0.080 0.087
2023-07 0.096 0.099
2024-01 0.089 0.100
2024-07 0.109 0.114
2025-01 0.100 0.114

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv4 and JPL10 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.