242P

⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2019-10-12 (JD 2458768.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.2777765952 ± 5.94e-08
Semi-major axis (a)5.4754348519 AU ± 5.56e-08
Inclination (i)32.48011516° ± 5.21e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)180.53322059° ± 1.36e-05
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)246.35253171° ± 4.64e-05
Mean Anomaly (M)212.73014122° ± 2.64e-05
Mean Motion (n)0.0769279842°/day ± 1.17e-09
Perihelion dist (q)3.95448720 AU ± 3.28e-07
Aphelion dist (Q)6.99638250 AU ± 3.33e-07
Orbital Period12.81232433 yr ± 1.95e-07
NGA Modelg(r)
A2-2.34069756e-06 ± 1.85e-07 AU/d²
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-06-03
RMS Residual0.664″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeJupiter Trojan
MOID3.111451 AU
Observations Used1515
Oppositions27
Arc Total1997-2026
First Observation Used1997-10-29
Last Observation Used2026-04-07
Observations (1557)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2026-04-07 18:40:28 C 07 34 48.929 -06 05 49.67 V M22
2026-04-07 18:50:16 C 07 34 49.126 -06 05 46.43 V M22
2026-04-07 19:07:14 C 07 34 49.392 -06 05 41.06 V M22
2026-04-07 20:43:06 C 07 34 50.976 -06 05 15.29 V R17
2026-04-07 21:03:29 C 07 34 51.346 -06 05 09.10 V R17
2026-04-07 21:23:51 C 07 34 51.636 -06 05 03.19 V R17
2026-04-07 21:44:12 C 07 34 51.989 -06 04 57.65 V R17