(33128) 1998BU48


Object

Object (33128) 1998BU48
Diameter(1) 213 km
Dynamic class(1) Centaur
Absolute magnitude 6.94
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2460600.5
Semi major axis 33.242113 ± 0.001722 au
Eccentricity 0.386179448 ± 0.000005819
Inclination 14.244428404 ± 0.000052829 °
Longitude of ascending node 132.729637 ± 0.000146 °
Argument of perihelia 282.284033 ± 0.005262 °
Mean anomaly 88.175924 ± 0.007796 °
Orbital period 191.66 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv5
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv5.txt
bsp file 33128_1998BU48_nima_v5.bsp
Date of first observation 1998-01-22
Date of last observation 2024-01-21
Number of observations used in the fit 217
Number of rejected observations 0
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 217
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.293 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv5 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2024-01 0.219 0.108
2024-07 0.152 0.088
2025-01 0.253 0.118
2025-07 0.175 0.094
2026-01 0.290 0.129
2026-07 0.203 0.102
2027-01 0.331 0.141
2027-07 0.235 0.110
2028-01 0.375 0.154

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv5 and JPL18 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.

Previous NIMA versions