(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 33.237439 ± 0.003213 au
Eccentricity 0.381294641 ± 0.000012945
Inclination 14.266678954 ± 0.000308837 °
Longitude of ascending node 132.846274 ± 0.001215 °
Argument of perihelia 282.263379 ± 0.011069 °
Mean anomaly 78.405699 ± 0.013472 °
Orbital period 191.62 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv2
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv2.txt
bsp file 33128_1998BU48_nima_v2.bsp
Date of first observation 1998-01-22
Date of last observation 2019-04-05
Number of observations used in the fit 121
Number of rejected observations 0
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 121
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.366 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv2 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2018-01 0.143 0.106
2018-07 0.174 0.100
2019-01 0.177 0.114
2019-07 0.168 0.103
2020-01 0.220 0.125
2020-07 0.168 0.107
2021-01 0.270 0.137
2021-07 0.179 0.111
2022-01 0.326 0.151

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv2 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.