(3063) Makhaon
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Object
| Object | (3063) Makhaon |
| Diameter(1) | 124 km |
| Dynamic class(1) | trojan |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.68 |
| G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
| Epoch (Julian date) | 2456986.223910381 |
| Semi major axis | 5.202203 ± 0.000001 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.059749944 ± 0.000000115 |
| Inclination | 12.166179787 ± 0.000007721 ° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 287.876769 ± 0.000034 ° |
| Argument of perihelia | 204.853933 ± 0.000122 ° |
| Mean anomaly | 67.857571 ± 0.000098 ° |
| Orbital period | 11.87 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
| Ephemeris version | NIMAv3 |
| Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv3.txt |
| bsp file | 3063_Makhaon_nima_v3.bsp |
| Date of first observation | 1931-02-18 |
| Date of last observation | 2020-11-16 |
| Number of observations used in the fit | 2363 |
| Number of rejected observations | 10 |
| Number of DES observations | 5 |
| Number of MPC observations | 2368 |
| Number of unpublished observations | 0 |
| RMS of observations | 0.449 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 | 0.029 | 0.026 |
| 2021-07 | 0.032 | 0.026 |
| 2022-01 | 0.041 | 0.033 |
| 2022-07 | 0.038 | 0.026 |
| 2023-01 | 0.058 | 0.037 |
| 2023-07 | 0.043 | 0.026 |
| 2024-01 | 0.067 | 0.041 |
| 2024-07 | 0.047 | 0.028 |
| 2025-01 | 0.065 | 0.042 |
Ephemeris comparison
Difference between NIMAv3 and JPL45 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.