(174567) Varda
This object has a more recent orbit available here
Object
| Object | (174567) Varda |
| Diameter(1) | 705 km |
| Dynamic class(1) | cubewano |
| Absolute magnitude | 3.40 |
| G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
| Epoch (Julian date) | 2458200.5 |
| Semi major axis | 46.045777 ± 0.000730 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140252254 ± 0.000007196 |
| Inclination | 21.497785136 ± 0.000130081 ° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 183.978259 ± 0.000492 ° |
| Argument of perihelia | 180.717734 ± 0.004806 ° |
| Mean anomaly | 271.847876 ± 0.004892 ° |
| Orbital period | 312.46 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
| Ephemeris version | NIMAv11 |
| Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv11.txt |
| bsp file | 174567_Varda_nima_v11.bsp |
| Date of first observation | 1980-03-19 |
| Date of last observation | 2021-07-31 |
| Number of observations used in the fit | 426 |
| Number of rejected observations | 23 |
| Number of DES observations | 0 |
| Number of MPC observations | 265 |
| Number of unpublished observations | 184 |
| RMS of observations | 0.173 arcsec |
Residuals
Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv11 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
| date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
| 2021-01 | 0.042 | 0.014 |
| 2021-07 | 0.037 | 0.015 |
| 2022-01 | 0.051 | 0.018 |
| 2022-07 | 0.048 | 0.019 |
| 2023-01 | 0.062 | 0.021 |
| 2023-07 | 0.061 | 0.024 |
| 2024-01 | 0.075 | 0.025 |
| 2024-07 | 0.075 | 0.028 |
| 2025-01 | 0.089 | 0.029 |
Ephemeris comparison
Difference between NIMAv11 and JPL7 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.