(33128) 1998BU48


Object

Object (33128) 1998BU48
Diameter(1) 213 km
Dynamic class(1) Centaur
Absolute magnitude 6.95
G slop 0.15
(1) Data from the johnston archive list.

Orbital elements

Epoch (Julian date) 2459800.5
Semi major axis 33.112138 ± 0.001726 au
Eccentricity 0.385534228 ± 0.000005682
Inclination 14.273522781 ± 0.000053130 °
Longitude of ascending node 132.870589 ± 0.000146 °
Argument of perihelia 281.596013 ± 0.005323 °
Mean anomaly 84.877859 ± 0.007580 °
Orbital period 190.54 yr

Ephemeris & Observations

Ephemeris version NIMAv4
Observation file (documentation) omc_ast_NIMAv4.txt
bsp file 33128_1998BU48_nima_v4.bsp
Date of first observation 1998-01-22
Date of last observation 2022-03-06
Number of observations used in the fit 214
Number of rejected observations 0
Number of DES observations 0
Number of MPC observations 214
Number of unpublished observations 0
RMS of observations 0.294 arcsec

Residuals

residual plot

Residuals in right ascension and declination compared to NIMAv4 ephemeris.
Colours indicate the estimated precision in arcsec used as weights in the fitting process.

Orbit quality

date σα (arcsec) σδ (arcsec)
2022-01 0.165 0.091
2022-07 0.120 0.077
2023-01 0.193 0.100
2023-07 0.135 0.082
2024-01 0.225 0.109
2024-07 0.154 0.088
2025-01 0.259 0.119
2025-07 0.178 0.095
2026-01 0.298 0.131

Ephemeris comparison

residual plot

Difference between NIMAv4 and JPL17 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.

Previous NIMA versions