(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 |
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Number of unpublished observations | 1 |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

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

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.