(33128) 1998BU48
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Object
Object | (33128) 1998BU48 |
Diameter(1) | 213 km |
Dynamic class(1) | Centaur |
Absolute magnitude | 6.90 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2458600.5 |
Semi major axis | 33.236601 ± 0.003298 au |
Eccentricity | 0.381294495 ± 0.000013163 |
Inclination | 14.266681296 ± 0.000323545 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 132.846281 ± 0.001258 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 282.260614 ± 0.011390 ° |
Mean anomaly | 78.409078 ± 0.013816 ° |
Orbital period | 191.62 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv1 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv1.txt |
bsp file | 33128_1998BU48_nima_v1.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1998-01-22 |
Date of last observation | 2019-03-09 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 109 |
Number of rejected observations | 0 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 109 |
Number of unpublished observations | 0 |
RMS of observations | 0.375 arcsec |
Residuals

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv1 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
2018-01 | 0.149 | 0.111 |
2018-07 | 0.191 | 0.110 |
2019-01 | 0.185 | 0.120 |
2019-07 | 0.187 | 0.113 |
2020-01 | 0.228 | 0.130 |
2020-07 | 0.189 | 0.117 |
2021-01 | 0.279 | 0.142 |
2021-07 | 0.201 | 0.122 |
2022-01 | 0.336 | 0.156 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv1 and JPL10 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.