1999 RT214

System parameters

Heliocentric orbitPhotometry Position 2022/03/21 22:19 UTC
DES class = CLASSICAL HV = 8.1±0.5 +23:27:29.46 -04:58:10.1
<a> = 42.60 (AU) V = 24.2 (V2 = 25.5) Uncertainty = 0.5 (arcsec)
<e> = 0.059 Δmag = 1.00 Rates: +3.808, +1.581 ("/hr)
<i> = 2.77 (degrees) B-V = NULL  
Perihelion = 2019 V-R = NULL Opposition: September
Aphelion = 2160    

Astrometric observations

Observation time (UTC)Observatory/InstrumentRADEC Δ (AU)Δx (arcsec) Δx errorΔy (arcsec) Δy error
2006/07/25  06.26232 HST/ACS-HRC +22:04:02.16 -12:21:15.8 39.72229 +0.11331 0.00084 +0.00059 0.00030
2008/05/29  13.43131 HST/WFPC2-PC +22:17:12.82 -11:15:04.2 40.48562 -0.07026 0.00377 +0.01500 0.00610
2008/09/07  09.41583 HST/WFPC2-PC +22:11:59.77 -11:46:14.4 39.62863 +0.10095 0.00321 +0.02694 0.00377
2014/10/05  04.88979 HST/WFC3 +22:43:47.84 -09:06:09.2 39.69922 -0.04490 0.00141 -0.07114 0.00302
2014/11/04  01.94412 HST/WFC3 +22:42:25.02 -09:14:09.5 40.08012 +0.06845 0.00373 -0.03427 0.00252
2017/08/26  09.33631 Keck 2/NIRC2 +23:03:23.15 -07:17:47.8 39.53875 +0.10265 0.00248 +0.00693 0.00579
plus proprietary data                

Orbital knowledge

Comments: Orbit published here.
Parameter Value Units
P period126.52±0.04days
a semimajor axis3360±60kilometers
e eccentricity0.29±0.02dimensionless
i inclination38±1degrees
ε mean longitude at epoch125±2degrees
Ω longitude of ascending node41±2degrees
ϖ longitude of periapsis158±2degrees

Angles are referenced to J2000 equatorial coordinates.

Epoch = Julian date 2457000.0

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Last updated: 2022/03/21 22:19 UTC