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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |2063 Bacchus
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:1566Icarus-MercuryCrosserzip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''1563 Icarus from ''Mercury_Crosser.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|1563 Icarus
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|Sun
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|width="30%"|Number of satellites||align="right" width="30%"|0
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2005.26351813826
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"| 161256274149.496 m<br>(1.07793161362956 AU)
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"| 0.82680706411143
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|22.8520435408571°<br>(.39884340059706 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|88.0820692927929°<br>(1.53732212112903 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|119.379643206175° radian<br>(2.08356783380383 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|478.93856891753°<br>(8.35905494240067 radians)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotational Elements
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|width="30%"|Sidereal Rotation Period||align="right" width="50%"|8182.944 seconds<br>(2.273 hours)
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|width="30%"|Sidereal Rotation Offset||align="right" width="50%"|0
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|width="30%"|Obliquity||align="right" width="30%"|0 radians<br>0.1°
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|0
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"| 1400 m
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|2.9×10<su>12</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from 1566 Icarus.cfg (Mercury_Crosser.zip).
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'''1566 Icarus (1949 MA)''' is  [[Category:Near-Earth objects|Near-Earth object]] object and a stony type asteroid. It was discovered by [[w:Walter Baade|Walter Baade]] on 27 June 1949 at the [[w:Palomar Observatory|Palomar Observatory]].
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The orbit of Bacchus varies from about 0.19 to 1.97 [[Astronomical unit|AU]], which takes Icarus closer to the [[Sun]] than [[Mercury]] and farther away than [[Mars]], revolving in about 409 days. [[Eccentricity]] is 0.83 and [[Inclination|inclination]] is 23° to the [[Ecliptic|ecliptic]].
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Bacchus is a stony asteroid, about 1.61 km × 1.60 km × 1.17 km, mean radius is about 0.50 km.
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== 1566 Icarus in Orbiter ==
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Icarus was introduced to Orbiter with the release of ''Mercury_Crosser.zip'' in June 2005.
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Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of Icarus is not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface.
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|colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include 1566 Icarus'''</center>
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/mercury-crosser-asteroids.316/ Mercury Crosser Asteroids]||O-F Resources||2005-06-01||Nighthawke||Scenery||2 June 2005||||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/asteroid-pack-1-00.2832/ Asteroid Pack 1.00]||O-F Resources||2004-11-21||Nighthawke||Scenery||21 November 2004||||
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==See also ==
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[[w:1566 Icarus|1566 Icarus]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikpedia]]
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==Gallery==
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<gallery widths="100" heights="100">
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1566Icarus-MercuryCrosserzip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>1566 Icarus from ''Mercury_Crosser.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
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Icarus Goldstone radar Jun17.jpg|<center>Radar image of Icarus taken on 17 June 2015<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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1566 Icarus orbit.gif|<center>Orbit of Icarus compared to the orbits of the inner planets<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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{{SolarSystem}}
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[[Category:Articles|Icarus]]
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[[Category:Celestial bodies|Icarus]]
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[[Category:Solar System|Icarus]]
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[[Category:Near-Earth objects|Icarus]]

Revision as of 12:03, 6 October 2024

2063 Bacchus
1566Icarus-MercuryCrosserzip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg
1563 Icarus from Mercury_Crosser.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
Designation
Name 1563 Icarus
Reference body Sun
Number of satellites 0
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.26351813826
Semimajor axis (a) 161256274149.496 m
(1.07793161362956 AU)
Eccentricity (e) 0.82680706411143
Inclination (i) 22.8520435408571°
(.39884340059706 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 88.0820692927929°
(1.53732212112903 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 119.379643206175° radian
(2.08356783380383 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 478.93856891753°
(8.35905494240067 radians)
Rotational Elements
Sidereal Rotation Period 8182.944 seconds
(2.273 hours)
Sidereal Rotation Offset 0
Obliquity 0 radians
0.1°
LAN 0
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 1400 m
Mass 2.9×10<su>12 kg
Note *Elements given are from 1566 Icarus.cfg (Mercury_Crosser.zip).

1566 Icarus (1949 MA) is object and a stony type asteroid. It was discovered by Walter Baade on 27 June 1949 at the Palomar Observatory.

The orbit of Bacchus varies from about 0.19 to 1.97 AU, which takes Icarus closer to the Sun than Mercury and farther away than Mars, revolving in about 409 days. Eccentricity is 0.83 and inclination is 23° to the ecliptic.

Bacchus is a stony asteroid, about 1.61 km × 1.60 km × 1.17 km, mean radius is about 0.50 km.

1566 Icarus in Orbiter

Icarus was introduced to Orbiter with the release of Mercury_Crosser.zip in June 2005.

Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of Icarus is not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include 1566 Icarus
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Mercury Crosser Asteroids O-F Resources 2005-06-01 Nighthawke Scenery 2 June 2005
Asteroid Pack 1.00 O-F Resources 2004-11-21 Nighthawke Scenery 21 November 2004

See also

1566 Icarus at Wikpedia

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