6830 Johnbackus
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | S. Otomo and O. Muramatsu |
| Discovery site | Kiyosato |
| Discovery date | May 5, 1991 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 6830 |
| Named after | John Backus |
| Alternative names | 1991 JB1 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.5978785 |
| Perihelion | 2.7639677 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1310800 |
| Orbital period | 2072.1833560 |
| Mean anomaly | 348.28976 |
| Inclination | 5.08215 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 79.62304 |
| Argument of perihelion | 153.37114 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.4 |
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6830 Johnbackus (1991 JB1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 5, 1991 by S. Otomo and O. Muramatsu at Kiyosato. It is named in memory of John Backus.
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