(3063) Makhaon
This object has a more recent orbit available here
Object
| Object | (3063) Makhaon |
| Diameter(1) | 124 km |
| Dynamic class(1) | trojan |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.67 |
| G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
| Epoch (Julian date) | 2459800.5 |
| Semi major axis | 5.218948 ± 0.000000 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.059000804 ± 0.000000068 |
| Inclination | 12.159842775 ± 0.000005532 ° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 287.881360 ± 0.000032 ° |
| Argument of perihelia | 203.762894 ± 0.000065 ° |
| Mean anomaly | 302.427759 ± 0.000059 ° |
| Orbital period | 11.92 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
| Ephemeris version | NIMAv4 |
| Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv4.txt |
| bsp file | 3063_Makhaon_nima_v4.bsp |
| Date of first observation | 1931-02-18 |
| Date of last observation | 2022-07-16 |
| Number of observations used in the fit | 3092 |
| Number of rejected observations | 11 |
| Number of DES observations | 5 |
| Number of MPC observations | 3098 |
| Number of unpublished observations | 0 |
| RMS of observations | 0.397 arcsec |
Residuals
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 | 0.028 | 0.025 |
| 2022-07 | 0.027 | 0.020 |
| 2023-01 | 0.043 | 0.030 |
| 2023-07 | 0.034 | 0.022 |
| 2024-01 | 0.056 | 0.036 |
| 2024-07 | 0.040 | 0.026 |
| 2025-01 | 0.059 | 0.039 |
| 2025-07 | 0.048 | 0.031 |
| 2026-01 | 0.059 | 0.033 |
Ephemeris comparison
Difference between NIMAv4 and JPL53 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.