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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Orbits of the inner planets showing the orbit of 2063 Bacchus.