2063 Bacchus
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| 2063 Bacchus | |
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| Bacchus in Orbiter | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 2063 Bacchus |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Number of satellites | 0 |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2006 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 161258598450.082 m (1.0779471506193 AU) |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.349370772203801 |
| Inclination (i) | 0.164673995711733 radian (8.88665699699176°) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 5.68412614431682 radian 325.676438289323° |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 7.80093107166837 radian 446.960426679064° |
| Mean longitude (L) | 12.5695237899611 radian 720.180663654054° |
| Rotational Elements | |
| Sidereal Rotation Period | 53637.12 seconds (0.6208 days) |
| Sidereal Rotation Offset | 0 |
| Obliquity | 0 radians 0° |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 16000 km |
| Mass | 3.3×10<su>12 kg |
| Density | 4.05g/cm13 |
| Equatorial gravity | 0.000086 m/s2 |
| Escape velocity | 0.525 m/s |
| Gravity at surface | Bacchus 3% Sun 97% |
| Note | *Elements given are from 2063 Bacchus.cfg file. |
2063 Bacchus is object and a stony type asteroid, and a contact binary. It was discovered by Charles Kowal on 24 April 1977 at the Palomar Observatory.
Orbital characteristics
The orbit of Bacchus varies from about 0.7 to 1.5 AU, revolving in about 409 days. Ecceentricity is 0.35 and inclination is 0.157 radians (9°). Bacchus can come within about 10 130 000 km of the Earth (about 26 Earth distances).
Physical charateristics
Bacchus is a stony asteroid and a contact binary, about 1.11 km × 0.53 km × 1.1 km, mean radius is about 0.63 km.
Gallery
Orbits of the inner planets showing the orbit of 2063 Bacchus.