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<br>Orbits of the inner planets showing the orbit of 2063 Bacchus.
 
<br>Orbits of the inner planets showing the orbit of 2063 Bacchus.
  

Latest revision as of 11:57, 28 May 2024


Project home: Asteroid Pack 1.00
Author: Nighthawke
Current version: 2004-11-21
Compatibility: All versions


2063 Bacchus
2063 Bacchus.png
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
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[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]

2063 Bacchus Orbit.png
Orbits of the inner planets showing the orbit of 2063 Bacchus.