(3317) Paris
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Object
Object | (3317) Paris |
Diameter(1) | 119 km |
Dynamic class(1) | trojan |
Absolute magnitude | 8.40 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2458600.5 |
Semi major axis | 5.221142 ± 0.000000 au |
Eccentricity | 0.127299748 ± 0.000000008 |
Inclination | 27.870169769 ± 0.000000444 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 135.903455 ± 0.000001 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 149.979789 ± 0.000005 ° |
Mean anomaly | 278.616704 ± 0.000005 ° |
Orbital period | 11.93 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv7 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv7.txt |
bsp file | 3317_Paris_nima_v7.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1963-08-21 |
Date of last observation | 2022-09-03 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 3419 |
Number of rejected observations | 18 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 3201 |
Number of unpublished observations | 30 |
RMS of observations | 0.096 arcsec |
Residuals

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv7 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
2022-01 | 0.004 | 0.001 |
2022-07 | 0.007 | 0.002 |
2023-01 | 0.006 | 0.002 |
2023-07 | 0.011 | 0.002 |
2024-01 | 0.010 | 0.002 |
2024-07 | 0.012 | 0.003 |
2025-01 | 0.013 | 0.003 |
2025-07 | 0.012 | 0.004 |
2026-01 | 0.015 | 0.005 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv7 and JPL61 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.