(323137) 2003 BM80
DECam image, showing the comet activity in March 2021 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| 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 · (outer) main-belt comet | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 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 | |
| 9.4 km (est. at 0.07) | |
| 13.63 | |
(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.