| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 16 October 1963 |
| Designations | |
| (2059) Baboquivari | |
Named after | Baboquivari Mountains (U.S. state of Arizona)[2] |
| 1963 UA | |
| Amor · NEO · (1+KM)[1][3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 53.51 yr (19,545 days) |
| Aphelion | 4.0580 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.2460 AU |
| 2.6520 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.5302 |
| 4.32 yr (1,577 days) | |
| 176.48° | |
| 0° 13m 41.52s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.076° |
| 200.92° | |
| 191.73° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.2537 AU · 98.8 LD |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 1.9 km (est. at 0.20)[4] |
| 16.0[1] | |
2059 Baboquivari, provisional designation 1963 UA, is an asteroid classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group, approximately 1.9 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program in 1963, it was later named after the Baboquivari Mountains in Arizona, United States.
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