(42301) 2001UR163


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Object

Object (42301) 2001UR163
Diameter(1) 671 km
Dynamic class(1) res4:9
Absolute magnitude 4.21
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2459800.5
Semi major axis 51.960526 ± 0.003134 au
Eccentricity 0.284376997 ± 0.000012011
Inclination 0.752613016 ± 0.000010487 °
Longitude of ascending node 301.656019 ± 0.008487 °
Argument of perihelia 344.836811 ± 0.012071 °
Mean anomaly 81.421360 ± 0.010410 °
Orbital period 374.56 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv3
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv3.txt
bsp file 42301_2001UR163_nima_v3.bsp
Date of first observation 1982-07-27
Date of last observation 2021-11-11
Number of observations used in the fit 306
Number of rejected observations 2
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 308
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.157 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)
2022-01 0.076 0.061
2022-07 0.111 0.067
2023-01 0.084 0.066
2023-07 0.126 0.073
2024-01 0.095 0.072
2024-07 0.142 0.080
2025-01 0.108 0.078
2025-07 0.160 0.086
2026-01 0.122 0.084

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv3 and JPL18 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.