(38086) Beowulf

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Asteroid
(38086) Beowulf
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Apollo type
Major semi-axis 1.42  AU
eccentricity 0.566
Perihelion - aphelion 0.616 AU - 2.225 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 23.7 °
Sidereal period 1.69 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 17.4 likes
history
Explorer LONEOS
Date of discovery May 5, 1999
Another name 1999 JB
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.

(38086) Beowulf is an asteroid from Apollo-type and thus belongs to the Earth asteroids . It was discovered by LONEOS on May 5, 1999 at the Lowell Observatory .

The name is dedicated to the heroic epic Beowulf and was suggested by S. Sieber.

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