(33128) 1998BU48
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Object
Object | (33128) 1998BU48 |
Diameter(1) | 213 km |
Dynamic class(1) | Centaur |
Absolute magnitude | 6.98 |
G slop | 0.15 |
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.
Orbital elements
Epoch (Julian date) | 2456784.185916434 |
Semi major axis | 33.441131 ± 0.001855 au |
Eccentricity | 0.384255085 ± 0.000007592 |
Inclination | 14.224402160 ± 0.000200374 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 132.696419 ± 0.000790 ° |
Argument of perihelia | 283.096653 ± 0.006352 ° |
Mean anomaly | 67.926853 ± 0.006767 ° |
Orbital period | 193.39 yr |
Ephemeris & Observations
Ephemeris version | NIMAv3 |
Observation file |
omc_ast_NIMAv3.txt |
bsp file | 33128_1998BU48_nima_v3.bsp |
Date of first observation | 1998-01-22 |
Date of last observation | 2020-04-17 |
Number of observations used in the fit | 204 |
Number of rejected observations | 0 |
Number of DES observations | 0 |
Number of MPC observations | 204 |
Number of unpublished observations | 0 |
RMS of observations | 0.300 arcsec |
Residuals

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv3 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.
Orbit quality
date | σα (arcsec) | σδ (arcsec) |
2021-01 | 0.174 | 0.094 |
2021-07 | 0.127 | 0.078 |
2022-01 | 0.205 | 0.103 |
2022-07 | 0.145 | 0.084 |
2023-01 | 0.239 | 0.113 |
2023-07 | 0.167 | 0.091 |
2024-01 | 0.277 | 0.123 |
2024-07 | 0.193 | 0.098 |
2025-01 | 0.318 | 0.135 |
Ephemeris comparison

Difference between NIMAv3 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.