2063 Bacchus
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Charles T. Kowal |
| Discovery date | April 24, 1977 |
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Designations
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| Alternative names | 1977 HB |
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Apollo asteroid |
| Epoch July 14, 2004 (JD 2453200.5) | |
| Aphelion | 217.608 Gm (1.455 AU) |
| Perihelion | 104.930 Gm (0.701 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 161.269 Gm (1.078 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.349 |
| Orbital period | 408.825 d (1.12 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 27.79 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 206.604° |
| Inclination | 9.435° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 33.187° |
| Argument of perihelion | 55.214° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 1.1×1.1×2.6 km |
| Mass | 3.3×1012 kg |
| Mean density | 2? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0004 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0008 km/s |
| Rotation period | 0.6208 d (14 h 54 min) 1 |
| Albedo | 0.56 |
| Temperature | ~224 K |
| Spectral type | Q-type asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude | 17.1 |
The Apollo, Venus- and Mars-crosser asteroid 2063 Bacchus (pronounced /ˈbækəs/ bak'-əs) was discovered on April 24, 1977 by Charles T. Kowal at the Palomar Observatory. In March 1996 radar observations of the asteroid were conducted at the Goldstone Observatory under the direction of JPL scientists Steven Ostro and Lance Benner, allowing the construction of a model of the object [1]. Optical observations were conducted by Petr Pravec, Marek Wolf, and Lenka Šarounová during March and April 1996.
The asteroid is about 1.1×1.1×2.6 km in size and has a bilobate shape. It is classified as a Q-type asteroid.
Its name derives from the Roman god Bacchus.
[edit] References
- ^ Benner, L. A. M., R. S. Hudson, S. J. Ostro, K. D. Rosema, J. D. Giorgini, D. K. Yeomans, R. F. Jurgens, D. L. Mitchell, R. Winkler, R. Rose, M. A. Slade, M. L. Thomas, and P. Pravec. Radar observations of asteroid 2063 Bacchus. Icarus 139, 309-327 (1999)
[edit] External links
- Scott Hudson's Homepage: 2063 Bacchus
- NASA JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 2063 Bacchus
- Asteroid Radar Group page
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