(1983) Bok

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Asteroid
(1983) Bok
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2,622  AU
eccentricity 0.098
Perihelion - aphelion 2.364 AU - 2.88 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.407 °
Length of the ascending node 23.605 °
Argument of the periapsis 345.438 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 3rd August 2014
Sidereal period 4.25 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.0 likes
history
Explorer Elizabeth Roemer
Date of discovery June 9, 1975
Another name 1975 LB; 1950 RV; 1963 UJ
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(1983) Bok ( 1975 LB ; 1950 RV ; 1963 UJ ) is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on June 9, 1975 by the American astronomer Elizabeth Roemer in Tucson .

designation

The asteroid was named after the American astronomers Bart J. Bok (1906–1983) and Priscilla Fairfield Bok (1896–1975).

See also