(44594) 1999OX3


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Object

Object (44594) 1999OX3
Diameter(1) 151 km
Dynamic class(1) Centaur
Absolute magnitude 7.00
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2458600.5
Semi major axis 32.199002 ± 0.001010 au
Eccentricity 0.453358192 ± 0.000012431
Inclination 2.625942750 ± 0.000025461 °
Longitude of ascending node 259.043902 ± 0.002611 °
Argument of perihelia 144.319560 ± 0.004032 °
Mean anomaly 350.603997 ± 0.000882 °
Orbital period 182.71 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv1
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv1.txt
bsp file 44594_1999OX3_nima_v1.bsp
Date of first observation 1999-07-21
Date of last observation 2018-10-28
Number of observations used in the fit 293
Number of rejected observations 2
Number of DES observations 9
Number of MPC observations 286
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.362 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv1 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2018-01 0.089 0.062
2018-07 0.132 0.075
2019-01 0.111 0.075
2019-07 0.187 0.096
2020-01 0.148 0.090
2020-07 0.262 0.120
2021-01 0.209 0.111
2021-07 0.360 0.149
2022-01 0.302 0.139

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv1 and JPL30 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.