(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 (documentation) 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Number of unpublished observations 0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

residual plot

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

residual plot

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.