(2207) Antenor


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Object

Object (2207) Antenor
Diameter(1) 98 km
Dynamic class(1) trojan
Absolute magnitude 8.96
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2459800.5
Semi major axis 5.167672 ± 0.000000 au
Eccentricity 0.012526183 ± 0.000000032
Inclination 6.802325173 ± 0.000001317 °
Longitude of ascending node 159.028735 ± 0.000018 °
Argument of perihelia 305.357128 ± 0.000176 °
Mean anomaly 207.955514 ± 0.000180 °
Orbital period 11.75 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv4
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv4.txt
bsp file 2207_Antenor_nima_v4.bsp
Date of first observation 1959-03-11
Date of last observation 2022-07-12
Number of observations used in the fit 3669
Number of rejected observations 35
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 3665
Number of unpublished observations 39
RMS of observations 0.474 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv4 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2022-01 0.005 0.004
2022-07 0.013 0.007
2023-01 0.012 0.006
2023-07 0.023 0.010
2024-01 0.021 0.009
2024-07 0.030 0.012
2025-01 0.032 0.012
2025-07 0.035 0.010
2026-01 0.045 0.012

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv4 and JPL52 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.