(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 54.996665 ± 0.000888 au
Eccentricity 0.290828538 ± 0.000008707
Inclination 35.111408796 ± 0.000018364 °
Longitude of ascending node 23.904370 ± 0.000017 °
Argument of perihelia 87.372627 ± 0.001339 °
Mean anomaly 323.500762 ± 0.001544 °
Orbital period 407.86 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv16
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv16.txt
bsp file 84522_2002TC302_nima_v16.bsp
Date of first observation 2000-08-05
Date of last observation 2021-11-11
Number of observations used in the fit 1764
Number of rejected observations 5
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 467
Number of unpublished observations 1302
RMS of observations 0.130 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv16 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2021-01 0.007 0.005
2021-07 0.012 0.004
2022-01 0.009 0.007
2022-07 0.011 0.007
2023-01 0.012 0.009
2023-07 0.010 0.010
2024-01 0.016 0.013
2024-07 0.012 0.013
2025-01 0.020 0.017

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv16 and JPL24 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.