(2063) Bacchus
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.