(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 |
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Number of unpublished observations | 0 |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

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

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.