2063 Bacchus

2063 Bacchus
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. Kowal
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date24 April 1977
Designations
(2063) Bacchus
Pronunciation/ˈbækəs/ BAK-əs
Named after
Bacchus (Dionysus in Greek)
(Roman god)[2]
1977 HB
NEO · Apollo [3][1]
Venus-crosser
AdjectivesBacchian /ˈbækiən/[4]
Symbol (astrological)
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc39.10 yr (14,282 days)
Aphelion1.4545 AU
Perihelion0.7013 AU
1.0779 AU
Eccentricity0.3494
1.12 yr (409 days)
113.13°
0° 52m 50.52s / day
Inclination9.4331°
33.103°
55.315°
Earth MOID0.0677 AU · 26.4 LD
Physical characteristics
Dimensions1.11 km × 0.53 km × 0.50 km[5]
2.6 km × 1.1 km × 1.1 km[3]
0.63 km (Deff)[5]
1.03±0.03 km[6]
1.05 km (derived)[7]
14.544±0.007 h[8]
14.904 h[9]
15.0±0.2 h[5]
0.19±0.03[6]
0.20 (assumed)[7]
0.33+0.25
−0.11 (radar)
0.56+0.12
−0.18 (visual)[5]
SMASS = Sq [3] · S [7]
17.3[1][3]

2063 Bacchus, provisional designation 1977 HB, is a stony asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 1 kilometer in diameter. The contact binary was discovered on 24 April 1977, by American astronomer Charles Kowal at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States. It was named after Bacchus from Roman mythology.[2][1]

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