(55636) 2002TX300


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Object

Object (55636) 2002TX300
Diameter(1) 286 km
Dynamic class(1) Haumea
Absolute magnitude 3.56
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2459800.5
Semi major axis 43.555143 ± 0.000675 au
Eccentricity 0.125411128 ± 0.000007928
Inclination 25.831333903 ± 0.000015687 °
Longitude of ascending node 324.409843 ± 0.000059 °
Argument of perihelia 343.389387 ± 0.004280 °
Mean anomaly 77.551630 ± 0.005083 °
Orbital period 287.45 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv8
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv8.txt
bsp file 55636_2002TX300_nima_v8.bsp
Date of first observation 1954-08-27
Date of last observation 2022-07-17
Number of observations used in the fit 1029
Number of rejected observations 2
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 977
Number of unpublished observations 54
RMS of observations 0.199 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv8 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2022-01 0.031 0.030
2022-07 0.052 0.032
2023-01 0.034 0.033
2023-07 0.062 0.036
2024-01 0.040 0.037
2024-07 0.073 0.040
2025-01 0.048 0.041
2025-07 0.085 0.045
2026-01 0.058 0.046

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv8 and JPL41 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.