1983 Bok

1983 Bok
Modelled shape of Bok from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byE. Roemer
Discovery siteCatalina Stn.
Discovery date9 June 1975
Designations
(1983) Bok
Named after
Bart Bok and
Priscilla Fairfield Bok[2]
1975 LB · 1950 RV
1963 UJ
main-belt · (middle)[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc66.73 yr (24,372 days)
Aphelion2.8796 AU
Perihelion2.3632 AU
2.6214 AU
Eccentricity0.0985
4.24 yr (1,550 days)
260.33°
0° 13m 55.92s / day
Inclination9.4133°
23.557°
346.78°
Physical characteristics
10.08 km (calculated)[3]
15±3 km[4]
15.70±0.24 km[5]
10.70±0.01 h[4]
0.034±0.015[5]
0.06±0.02[4]
0.10 (assumed)[3]
C[4] · S/C[3]
12.83±0.10[4] · 13.1[1][3] · 13.10±0.22[6] · 13.32[5]

1983 Bok (prov. designation: 1975 LB) is a dark background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 9 June 1975, by American astronomer Elizabeth Roemer at the Catalina Station of the UA's Steward Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, and named for Bart Bok and Priscilla Fairfield Bok.[2][7] The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 10.7 hours and measures approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) in diameter.

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