2063 Bacchus

2063 Bacchus
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	0.0001 m/s2
Orbital speed at surface	0.3707 m/s
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.

2063 Bacchus in Orbiter

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Bacchus
Add-on	Source	Version	Author	Type	Release Date	Compatibility	Wiki article
Asteroid Pack 1.00	O-F Resources	2004-11-21	Nighthawke	Scenery	21 November 2004

See also

2063 Bacchus at Wikpedia

Gallery

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  2063 Bacchus from AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip in Orbiter 2003P2
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  Orbits of the inner planets showing the orbit of 2063 Bacchus