2003 TJ58

System parameters

Heliocentric orbitPhotometry Position 2022/03/21 22:19 UTC
DES class = CLASSICAL HV = 7.45±0.03 +06:27:04.76 +24:07:32.8
<a> = 44.47 (AU) V = 23.6 (V2 = 24.7) Uncertainty = 0.2 (arcsec)
<e> = 0.094 Δmag = 0.51 Rates: +0.218, -0.056 ("/hr)
<i> = 1.31 (degrees) B-V = NULL  
Perihelion = 1987 V-R = NULL Opposition: December
Aphelion = 2134    

Astrometric observations

Observation time (UTC)Observatory/InstrumentRADEC Δ (AU)Δx (arcsec) Δx errorΔy (arcsec) Δy error
2006/11/22  05.82972 HST/ACS-HRC +05:00:47.69 +23:21:28.6 39.96477 +0.10010 0.00122 +0.06001 0.00092
2007/08/12  01.63639 HST/WFPC2-PC +05:08:50.65 +23:31:31.5 41.42731 +0.09071 0.00305 -0.00587 0.00239
2007/09/03  02.40722 HST/WFPC2-PC +05:09:54.86 +23:33:11.5 41.07715 +0.08640 0.00182 +0.10062 0.00147
2007/10/22  16.88250 HST/WFPC2-PC +05:09:17.18 +23:33:18.6 40.29494 -0.05749 0.00143 +0.16160 0.00227
2007/11/20  06.24083 HST/WFPC2-PC +05:07:15.80 +23:31:10.2 40.02309 -0.10744 0.00215 +0.07768 0.00254
2014/01/10  13.65180 HST/WFC3 +05:40:44.44 +24:06:10.5 40.31603 +0.10999 0.00380 +0.00110 0.00331

Orbital knowledge

Comments: Orbit published here, and updated here.
Parameter Value Units
P period137.68±0.03days
a semimajor axis3830±50kilometers
e eccentricity0.516±0.008dimensionless
i inclination39±2degrees
ε mean longitude at epoch58±2degrees
Ω longitude of ascending node199±3degrees
ϖ longitude of periapsis85.0±0.7degrees

Angles are referenced to J2000 equatorial coordinates.

Epoch = Julian date 2454300.0

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