(11351) Leucus
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Object
Object | (11351) Leucus |
Diameter(1) | 34 km |
Dynamic class(1) | trojan |
Absolute magnitude | 10.89 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2457311.149145183 |
Semi major axis | 5.281898 ± 0.000000 au |
Eccentricity | 0.063976369 ± 0.000000021 |
Inclination | 11.561761676 ± 0.000001018 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 251.089009 ± 0.000002 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 161.504349 ± 0.000028 ° |
Mean anomaly | 185.225641 ± 0.000032 ° |
Orbital period | 12.14 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv3 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv3.txt |
bsp file | 11351_Leucus_nima_v3.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1982-07-25 |
Date of last observation | 2020-11-16 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 1957 |
Number of rejected observations | 6 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 1765 |
Number of unpublished observations | 0 |
RMS of observations | 0.100 arcsec |
Residuals

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 | 0.032 | 0.009 |
2021-07 | 0.034 | 0.002 |
2022-01 | 0.047 | 0.002 |
2022-07 | 0.036 | 0.006 |
2023-01 | 0.053 | 0.012 |
2023-07 | 0.035 | 0.011 |
2024-01 | 0.047 | 0.019 |
2024-07 | 0.033 | 0.014 |
2025-01 | 0.040 | 0.017 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv3 and JPL25 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.