Astronomy:2003 BR47

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2003 BR47
Discovery
Discovered byLINEAR
Discovery siteLincoln Lab ETS
Discovery date31 January 2003
Designations
2003 BR47
Minor planet categoryNEO · Apollo · PHA[1][2]
Earth crosser,
Mars crosser
Orbital characteristics[1][3][4]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 2
Observation arc939 days (2.57 yr)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.4425608 astronomical unit|AU (365.40189 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}0.81386474 AU (121.752432 Gm)
1.6282128 AU (243.57717 Gm)
Eccentricity0.5001484
Orbital period2.08 yr (758.87 d)
Mean anomaly104.04713°
Mean motion0° 28m 27.811s /day
Inclination4.420487°
Longitude of ascending node314.56267°
112.52106°
Earth MOID0.00791964 AU (1,184,761 km)
Jupiter MOID2.90786 AU (435.010 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions300-600 m[a][5]
Absolute magnitude (H)21.4[1]


2003 BR47 is a sub-kilometer asteroid classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group. It was discovered on 31 January 2003 by the LINEAR program. (As of March 2013), its orbit is based on 170 observations spanning a data-arc of 939 days.

It comes to within 0.05 AU of Earth periodically. It is also an Earth crosser and a Mars crosser.

See also

Notes

  • ^ This is assuming an albedo of 0.25–0.05.

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