2012 BC102

Initial reported observation by Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico on 2012-01-30.
(Discoverer will be defined when the object is numbered. See this note on how discoverers are determined.)

Orbit

Orbit type: Apollo
Near-Earth Object
One opposition object seen prior.

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epoch2019-04-27.0
epoch JD2458600.5
perihelion date2018-10-16.74321
perihelion JD2458408.24321
argument of perihelion (°)22.98722
ascending node (°)131.27058
inclination (°)25.84838
eccentricity0.4287073
perihelion distance (AU)0.9721908
Tisserand w.r.t. Jupiter4.0
ΔV w.r.t. Earth (km/sec)9.0
semimajor axis (AU)1.7017385
mean anomaly (°)85.35841
mean daily motion (°/day)0.44398120
aphelion distance (AU)2.431
period (years)2.22
P-vector [x]-0.87139096
P-vector [y]0.35440099
P-vector [z]0.33923108
Q-vector [x]-0.36509668
Q-vector [y]-0.93034432
Q-vector [z]0.03411540
absolute magnitude24.1
phase slope0.15
uncertainty8
referenceMPO 219500
observations used12
oppositions1
arc length (days)3
first opposition used2012
last opposition used2012
residual rms (arc-secs)0.35
perturbers coarse indicatorM-v
perturbers precise indicator003Eh
first observation date used2012-01-30.0
last observation date used2012-02-02.0
computer nameMPCS
JD of orbit computation2455960.104087
perihelion JD uncertainty (days)2.1910E-02
argument of perihelion uncertainty (°)1.5794E-02
ascending node uncertainty (°)2.9535E-03
inclination uncertainty (°)4.2599E-02
eccentricity uncertainty 1.3809E-03
perihelion distance uncertainty (AU)9.5729E-07
 Minimum Orbit Intersection Distances (in AU)
for orbit epoch: 2458600.5, reference: MPO219500
Mercury0.61406
Venus0.26068
Earth0.01064
Mars0.55243
Jupiter2.62566
Saturn7.3544
Uranus17.2921
Neptune27.5741

Observations

12 total observations over interval: 2012 01 30.41230 – 2012 02 02.179130
These data are available for download (format description).

Date (UT) J2000 RA J2000 Dec Magn Location Ref
2012 01 30.41230 13 00 44.19 -07 51 00.0 18.6   704 – Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico MPS 410368
2012 01 30.42500 13 01 22.33 -07 40 07.3 18.6   704 – Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico MPS 410368
2012 01 30.43784 13 02 00.88 -07 29 05.9 18.9   704 – Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico MPS 410368
2012 01 30.45056 13 02 39.02 -07 18 10.3 19.2   704 – Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico MPS 410368
2012 01 31.48071 13 54 18.50 +07 15 04.0 19.0 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410368
2012 01 31.48101 13 54 19.29 +07 15 17.9 19.3 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410368
2012 01 31.48130 13 54 20.19 +07 15 32.4 19.0 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410368
2012 01 31.48160 13 54 20.98 +07 15 46.0 18.7 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410368
2012 02 02.161203 15 04 49.78 +24 50 33.2 19.6 R J95 – Great Shefford MPS 410368
2012 02 02.167098 15 05 02.05 +24 53 16.2 20.0 R J95 – Great Shefford MPS 410368
2012 02 02.172953 15 05 14.24 +24 55 57.8 19.4 R J95 – Great Shefford MPS 410368
2012 02 02.179130 15 05 27.13 +24 58 48.2 19.7 R J95 – Great Shefford MPS 410368