(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 (documentation) 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Number of unpublished observations 0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

residual plot

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

residual plot

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.