Asteroids

2003BR47 help

Last update: 2025-09-10 09:18 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.814

Aphelion (Q)

2.442

Eccentricity (e)

0.500

Inclination (i)

4.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

758.7

Earth MOID

0.00748

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-11-12

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17846

26697778

Maximum Brightness

25.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

21.4

mag

Diameter

140 - 300*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2003-01-31

Observatory

Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.627983

1-sigma variation

4.979E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.500226

1-sigma variation

1.210E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.4231

1-sigma variation

1.690E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

314.3956

1-sigma variation

2.273E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

112.7466

1-sigma variation

3.799E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

11.65956

1-sigma variation

0.00003

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.813624

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.442342

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.497682

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.036700

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.007481

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

758.7053

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.47861E-17	-5.57488E-16	-8.57124E-15	7.89812E-15	1.40680E-13	-1.37859E-13
e	-5.57488E-16	1.46367E-14	1.51070E-13	-1.83491E-13	-3.55703E-12	3.11412E-12
i	-8.57124E-15	1.51070E-13	2.85687E-10	-7.53942E-11	1.50747E-11	4.38358E-11
Ω	7.89812E-15	-1.83491E-13	-7.53942E-11	5.16447E-10	-4.54152E-10	-4.65251E-11
ω	1.40680E-13	-3.55703E-12	1.50747E-11	-4.54152E-10	1.44351E-9	-8.00938E-10
M	-1.37859E-13	3.11412E-12	4.38358E-11	-4.65251E-11	-8.00938E-10	7.73436E-10

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 09:18 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

21.36

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

140 - 300*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

9127

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.644068

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2000-08-28.01414

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-08-23.788528

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

179 (1)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2003BR47 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1971-09-26 19:34	< 1 min	0.0601743	0.0601729	0.0000005
EARTH	1974-01-04 07:43	< 1 min	0.1314518	0.1314504	0.0000005
EARTH	2000-11-06 07:50	< 1 min	0.1736432	0.1736422	0.0000003
EARTH	2003-02-02 15:05	< 1 s	0.0544810	0.0544808	0.0000001
EARTH	2027-11-12 18:09	< 1 min	0.1784636	0.1784631	0.0000002
EARTH	2030-02-05 13:23	< 1 min	0.0956798	0.0956770	0.0000009
EARTH	2052-09-19 10:20	< 1 min	0.0898617	0.0898602	0.0000005
EARTH	2054-12-21 00:28	< 1 min	0.1645207	0.1645203	0.0000001
EARTH	2079-09-22 00:49	< 1 min	0.0759769	0.0759748	0.0000007
EARTH	2081-12-20 16:59	< 1 min	0.1642109	0.1642102	0.0000002
EARTH	2108-11-10 10:49	< 1 min	0.1754098	0.1754082	0.0000005
EARTH	2111-02-04 23:21	< 1 min	0.0584856	0.0584819	0.0000013

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
38.08865222	27.16282872	0.00748097	MINIMUM
319.36520896	261.36533413	0.05754180	MINIMUM
357.65483874	322.56316888	0.18484451	SADDLE
179.44807176	145.34777108	1.43165445	SADDLE
358.63965178	144.26386566	1.82746127	SADDLE
179.66719214	325.48187466	3.42706588	MAXIMUM

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