Borasisi and Pabu (66652 1999 RZ253)

System parameters

Heliocentric orbitPhotometry Position 2022/03/21 22:18 UTC
DES class = CLASSICAL HV = 6.04±0.02 +23:49:58.31 -01:41:10.0
<a> = 43.73 (AU) V = 22.3 (V2 = 23.3) Uncertainty = 0.1 (arcsec)
<e> = 0.087 Δmag = 0.45 Rates: +3.620, +1.565 ("/hr)
<i> = 1.62 (degrees) B-V = 0.8±0.2  
Perihelion = 1973 V-R = 0.70±0.04 Opposition: September
Aphelion = 2119    

Astrometric observations

Observation time (UTC)Observatory/InstrumentRADEC Δ (AU)Δx (arcsec) Δx errorΔy (arcsec) Δy error
2001/11/09  08.90774 HST/STIS +22:00:24.67 -12:44:16.4 40.77425 -0.00106 0.00431 +0.07338 0.00332
2001/11/12  09.07856 HST/STIS +22:00:24.82 -12:44:13.3 40.82621 -0.07025 0.00324 +0.04711 0.00309
2003/04/23  03.43877 HST/NICMOS-NIC2 +22:18:05.60 -11:06:37.0 41.54853 +0.17468 0.00180 -0.08541 0.00219
2003/08/20  14.77500 HST/ACS-HRC +22:15:39.99 -11:21:39.4 40.06989 -0.02455 0.00073 +0.07100 0.00067
2003/09/15  06.02676 HST/ACS-HRC +22:13:43.00 -11:32:33.8 40.14102 +0.22368 0.00052 -0.04275 0.00071
2003/11/17  12.09366 HST/ACS-HRC +22:11:17.44 -11:45:27.5 40.98070 +0.06458 0.00050 +0.07964 0.00068
2003/11/29  07.31058 HST/ACS-HRC +22:11:28.40 -11:44:17.4 41.18721 -0.01747 0.00106 -0.07675 0.00075
2007/07/17  16.14750 HST/WFPC2-PC +22:39:33.20 -09:04:05.1 40.59996 +0.15010 0.00128 +0.06624 0.00100
2008/05/01  19.01861 HST/WFPC2-PC +22:44:39.45 -08:32:39.8 41.86041 -0.07973 0.00117 +0.00928 0.00219

Orbital knowledge

Comments: Orbit published here, and updated here.
Parameter Value Units
P period46.289±0.002days
a semimajor axis4530±10kilometers
e eccentricity0.470±0.002dimensionless
i inclination54.3±0.3degrees
ε mean longitude at epoch214.5±0.5degrees
Ω longitude of ascending node70.4±0.4degrees
ϖ longitude of periapsis238.8±0.6degrees

Angles are referenced to J2000 equatorial coordinates.

Epoch = Julian date 2451900.0

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Last updated: 2022/03/21 22:18 UTC