(323137) 2003 BM80
(323137) 2003 BM80, provisional designation: 2003 BM80 and cometary designation 282P/2003 BM80, is an asteroid and main-belt comet from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 9.4 kilometers (5.8 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 31 January 2003, by astronomers of the LONEOS program conducted at Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, in the United States.[2]
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LONEOS |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Stn. |
| Discovery date | 31 January 2003 |
| Designations | |
| (323137) 2003 BM80 | |
| 2003 BM80 · 2003 FV112 282P/2003 BM80 | |
| main-belt[2] · (outer)[1] main-belt comet[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 1 July 2021 (JD 2459396.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 19.44 yr (7,101 d) |
| Aphelion | 5.04 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.44 AU |
| 4.24 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| 8.73 yr (3,190 d) | |
| 347° | |
| 0° 6m 46.8s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.81° |
| 9.3° | |
| 218° | |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.176 AU |
| TJupiter | 2.991 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 9.4 km (est. at 0.07)[4] |
| 13.63[1] | |
Orbit and classification
2003 BM80 is a main-belt comet with a Jupiter Tisserand's parameter of 2.99.[1][3] It orbits the Sun in the outer asteroid belt at a distance of 3.4–5.1 AU once every 8 years and 9 months (3,199 days; semi-major axis of 4.25 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.19 and an inclination of 6° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
The body's observation arc begins with its first precovery observation by the NEAT program in December 2001, more than a year prior to its official discovery observation at Anderson Mesa.[2]
Numbering and naming
This minor planet was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 6 April 2012.[5] As of 2021, it has not been named.[2]
Physical characteristics
Based on a generic magnitude-to-diameter conversion, 2003 BM80 measures approximately 4.4 kilometers in diameter using an absolute magnitude of 15.3 and an estimated albedo 0.07, typical for rather dark cometary-like bodies.[4]
As of 2021, no rotational lightcurve of 2003 BM80 has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, shape and spin axis remain unknown.[1]
References
- "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (323137) 2003 BM80" (2021-06-27 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- "(323137) 2003 BM80". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- Jonathan Shanklin. "(323137) = 2003 BM80 = 2003 FV112". University of Cambridge – Institute of Astronomy. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- "Asteroid Size Estimator". CNEOS NASA/JPL. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
External links
- 282P/(323137) 2003 BM80 (2021), MISAO project, Seiichi Yoshida
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (simple query)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (320001)-(325000) – Minor Planet Center
- (323137) 2003 BM80 at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- (323137) 2003 BM80 at the JPL Small-Body Database