(12929) 1999TZ1


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Object

Object (12929) 1999TZ1
Diameter(1) 62 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 10.00
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458600.5
Semi major axis 5.242419 ± 0.000000 au
Eccentricity 0.039103330 ± 0.000000028
Inclination 43.432570866 ± 0.000000592 °
Longitude of ascending node 200.228870 ± 0.000003 °
Argument of perihelia 128.568254 ± 0.000022 °
Mean anomaly 248.308674 ± 0.000021 °
Orbital period 12.00 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv3
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv3.txt
bsp file 12929_1999TZ1_nima_v3.bsp
Date of first observation 1953-09-16
Date of last observation 2021-04-20
Number of observations used in the fit 2306
Number of rejected observations 17
Number of DES observations 13
Number of MPC observations 2103
Number of unpublished observations 1
RMS of observations 0.123 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 0.005 0.003
2021-07 0.005 0.003
2022-01 0.006 0.002
2022-07 0.012 0.004
2023-01 0.012 0.005
2023-07 0.020 0.008
2024-01 0.019 0.010
2024-07 0.024 0.012
2025-01 0.026 0.014

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv3 and JPL39 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.