(2063) Bacchus
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Asteroid (2063) Bacchus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Apollo type |
| Major semi-axis | 1.0780 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.3494 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 0.7013 AU - 1.4546 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.4347 ° |
| Sidereal period | 1,119 years |
| Mean orbital velocity | 28.69 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 1.1 × 2.6 km |
| Dimensions | 3.3 × 10 12 kg |
| Albedo | 0.20 |
| Medium density | 2 (?) G / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 14,904 hours |
| Absolute brightness | 17.1 mag |
| Spectral class | Sq |
| history | |
| Explorer | Charles Kowal |
| Date of discovery | April 24, 1977 |
| Another name | 1977 HB |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(2063) Bacchus is an asteroid or planetoid belonging to the group of the Apollo asteroids . These are heavenly bodies whose orbits can cross the earth's orbit.
The asteroid was discovered by Charles Kowal on April 24, 1977 and named after Bacchus , the Roman god of wine.
Bacchus moves between 0.7013 AU ( perihelion ) and 1.4546 AU ( aphelion ) around the sun in around 409 days . The orbit eccentricity is 0.3494, the orbit is inclined by 9.4347 ° to the ecliptic .
Radar observations carried out in 1996 showed that Bacchus is an elongated object 1.1 × 2.6 km in size. The asteroid rotates around its own axis in 14 hours and 54 minutes.