(4063) Euforbo


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Object

Object (4063) Euforbo
Diameter(1) 96 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 8.85
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2456839.338443525
Semi major axis 5.178381 ± 0.000001 au
Eccentricity 0.119189760 ± 0.000000091
Inclination 18.939206296 ± 0.000007017 °
Longitude of ascending node 113.519589 ± 0.000021 °
Argument of perihelia 318.573678 ± 0.000043 °
Mean anomaly 110.618708 ± 0.000053 °
Orbital period 11.78 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv3
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv3.txt
bsp file 4063_Euforbo_nima_v3.bsp
Date of first observation 1943-03-09
Date of last observation 2020-11-16
Number of observations used in the fit 2352
Number of rejected observations 15
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 2367
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.446 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 0.033 0.024
2021-07 0.038 0.027
2022-01 0.049 0.033
2022-07 0.046 0.027
2023-01 0.075 0.040
2023-07 0.054 0.024
2024-01 0.086 0.031
2024-07 0.059 0.021
2025-01 0.072 0.030

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv3 and JPL80 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.