2003 BR47
Sub-kilometer asteroid
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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 3 January 2026[update], its orbit is based on 177 observations spanning a data-arc of 9,126 days.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery site | Lincoln Lab ETS |
| Discovery date | 31 January 2003 |
| Designations | |
| 2003 BR47 | |
| NEO · Apollo · PHA[1][2] Earth crosser, Mars crosser | |
| Orbital characteristics[1][3][4] | |
| Epoch 21 November 2025 (JD 2461000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 9,126 days (24.99 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.4423416 AU (365.36910 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 0.81362381 AU (121.716390 Gm) |
| 1.6279827 AU (243.54275 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.5002258 |
| 2.08 yr (758.71 d) | |
| 11.659556° | |
| 0° 28m 28.173s /day | |
| Inclination | 4.423097° |
| 314.39558° | |
| 112.74665° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.00748097 AU (1,119,137 km) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.91005 AU (435.337 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 300-600 m[a][5] |
| 21.53[1] | |
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.
