2003 BR47

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 19 March 2013^[update], its orbit is based on 170 observations spanning a data-arc of 939 days.

2003 BR₄₇

Discovery
Discovered by	LINEAR
Discovery site	Lincoln Lab ETS
Discovery date	31 January 2003
Designations
MPC designation	2003 BR47
Minor planet category	NEO · Apollo · PHA[1][2] Earth crosser, Mars crosser
Orbital characteristics[1][3][4]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 2
Observation arc	939 days (2.57 yr)
Aphelion	2.4425608 AU (365.40189 Gm)
Perihelion	0.81386474 AU (121.752432 Gm)
Semi-major axis	1.6282128 AU (243.57717 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.5001484
Orbital period (sidereal)	2.08 yr (758.87 d)
Mean anomaly	104.04713°
Mean motion	0° 28m 27.811s /day
Inclination	4.420487°
Longitude of ascending node	314.56267°
Argument of perihelion	112.52106°
Earth MOID	0.00791964 AU (1,184,761 km)
Jupiter MOID	2.90786 AU (435.010 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	300-600 m[a][5]
Absolute magnitude (H)	21.4[1]

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

See also

• 99942 Apophis

Notes

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