| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Carolyn S. Shoemaker and Eugene Merle Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | 27 May 1984 |
| Designations | |
| (6063) Jason | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒeɪsən/[2] |
Named after | Jason |
| 1984 KB | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 20042 days (54.87 yr) |
| Earliest precovery date | 22 October 1960 |
| Aphelion | 3.9085 AU (584.70 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 0.51677 AU (77.308 Gm) |
| 2.2126 AU (331.00 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.76645 |
| 3.29 yr (1202.2 d) | |
| 223.847° | |
| 0° 17m 58.056s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.9212° |
| 169.443° | |
| 337.103° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0744625 AU (11.13943 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.4 km[1] | |
| 51.7 h (2.15 d) | |
| 0.21[1] | |
| 15.9[1] | |
6063 Jason (prov. designation: 1984 KB) is an Apollo asteroid discovered on 27 May 1984, by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar. Its highly eccentric orbit crosses the orbits of Mars, Earth, and Venus. From 1800 to 2200 it approached a planet within 30 Gm 69 times: Mercury 11, Venus 27, Earth 18, and Mars 13 times.
Jason has an Earth minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.074 AU (11.1 million km) and is associated with the Beta Taurids and Northern and Southern Taurids (Taurid Complex).[3]
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