2012 BC62

Initial reported observation by Mt. Lemmon Survey on 2012-01-26.
(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 date2019-09-07.79146
perihelion JD2458734.29146
argument of perihelion (°)218.24822
ascending node (°)305.12634
inclination (°)11.42207
eccentricity0.3574407
perihelion distance (AU)0.9791838
Tisserand w.r.t. Jupiter4.4
ΔV w.r.t. Earth (km/sec)5.8
semimajor axis (AU)1.5238809
mean anomaly (°)289.90199
mean daily motion (°/day)0.52393490
aphelion distance (AU)2.069
period (years)1.88
P-vector [x]-0.94816775
P-vector [y]0.31774333
P-vector [z]0.00413486
Q-vector [x]-0.27339291
Q-vector [y]-0.80905259
Q-vector [z]-0.52027899
absolute magnitude26.6
phase slope0.15
uncertainty8
referenceMPO 219494
observations used19
oppositions1
arc length (days)1
first opposition used2012
last opposition used2012
residual rms (arc-secs)0.37
perturbers coarse indicatorM-v
perturbers precise indicator003Eh
first observation date used2012-01-26.0
last observation date used2012-01-27.0
computer nameMPCK
JD of orbit computation2455954.373921
perihelion JD uncertainty (days)1.1735E-01
argument of perihelion uncertainty (°)1.5015E-01
ascending node uncertainty (°)5.6445E-04
inclination uncertainty (°)5.8280E-02
eccentricity uncertainty 2.3172E-03
perihelion distance uncertainty (AU)5.0231E-04
 Minimum Orbit Intersection Distances (in AU)
for orbit epoch: 2458600.5, reference: MPO219494
Mercury0.61704
Venus0.2922
Earth0.04094
Mars0.13696
Jupiter2.94812
Saturn7.55774
Uranus17.2678
Neptune27.8908

Observations

22 total observations over interval: 2012 01 26.39672 – 2012 01 27.30943
These data are available for download (format description).

Date (UT) J2000 RA J2000 Dec Magn Location Ref
2012 01 26.39672 08 32 40.05 +16 43 58.2 20.7 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410321
2012 01 26.40193 08 32 40.20 +16 42 31.2 20.2 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410321
2012 01 26.40718 08 32 40.38 +16 41 04.3 20.9 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410321
2012 01 26.41242 08 32 40.59 +16 39 37.9 21.1 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410321
2012 01 26.42212 08 32 40.64 +16 36 50.2 19.8 R H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 410321
2012 01 26.43038 08 32 41.01 +16 34 31.7 20.6 R H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 410321
2012 01 26.43626 08 32 41.28 +16 32 53.7 19.8 R H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 410321
2012 01 26.44130 08 32 41.81 +16 31 35.0 20.6 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410321
2012 01 26.44188 08 32 41.84 +16 31 25.7 21.0 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410321
2012 01 26.44302 08 32 41.90 +16 31 06.5 20.6 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410321
2012 01 26.45905 08 32 42.43 +16 26 31.0 20.3 R H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 410321
2012 01 26.504607 08 32 50.434 +16 14 45.35 20.8 G F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 1012701
2012 01 26.530146 08 32 51.175 +16 07 35.43 20.5 G F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 1012701
2012 01 26.542401 08 32 51.585 +16 04 07.12 20.3 G F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 1012701
2012 01 27.26362 08 34 08.64 +12 33 00.1 20.5 R H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 410321
2012 01 27.26895 08 34 08.83 +12 31 22.8 19.9 R H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 410321
2012 01 27.27598 08 34 09.06 +12 29 14.3 19.7 R H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 410321
2012 01 27.28574 08 34 09.41 +12 26 16.1 19.9 R H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 410321
2012 01 27.28742 08 34 10.12 +12 25 49.6 20.6 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410321
2012 01 27.29472 08 34 10.41 +12 23 34.9 20.3 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410321
2012 01 27.30211 08 34 10.59 +12 21 19.9 20.8 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410321
2012 01 27.30943 08 34 10.77 +12 19 04.3 19.7 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 410321