(84522) 2002TC302


This object has a more recent orbit available here

Object

Object (84522) 2002TC302
Diameter(1) 584 km
Dynamic class(1) res2:5
Absolute magnitude 3.90
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458200.5
Semi major axis 54.996777 ± 0.000897 au
Eccentricity 0.290827778 ± 0.000009385
Inclination 35.111421243 ± 0.000112077 °
Longitude of ascending node 23.904378 ± 0.000078 °
Argument of perihelia 87.372143 ± 0.001486 °
Mean anomaly 323.501027 ± 0.001556 °
Orbital period 407.86 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv15
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv15.txt
bsp file 84522_2002TC302_nima_v15.bsp
Date of first observation 2000-08-05
Date of last observation 2021-11-07
Number of observations used in the fit 1255
Number of rejected observations 5
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 467
Number of unpublished observations 793
RMS of observations 0.140 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv15 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2021-01 0.018 0.020
2021-07 0.035 0.024
2022-01 0.024 0.028
2022-07 0.042 0.032
2023-01 0.032 0.037
2023-07 0.050 0.041
2024-01 0.041 0.047
2024-07 0.060 0.051
2025-01 0.051 0.058

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv15 and JPL23 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.