2063 Bacchus
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | C. Kowal |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 24 April 1977 |
Designations | |
(2063) Bacchus | |
Pronunciation | /ˈbækəs/ BAK-əs |
Named after | Bacchus (Dionysus in Greek) (Roman god)[2] |
1977 HB | |
NEO · Apollo [1][3] Venus-crosser | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 39.10 yr (14,282 days) |
Aphelion | 1.4545 AU |
Perihelion | 0.7013 AU |
1.0779 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.3494 |
1.12 yr (409 days) | |
113.13° | |
0° 52m 50.52s / day | |
Inclination | 9.4331° |
33.103° | |
55.315° | |
Earth MOID | 0.0677 AU · 26.4 LD |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 0.63+0.13 −0.06 km (Deff)[4] 1.03±0.03 km[5] 1.05 km (derived)[6] 1.11 × 0.53 × 0.50 km[4] 2.6 × 1.1 × 1.1km[1] |
14.544±0.007 h[7] 14.904 h[8] 15.0±0.2 h[4] | |
0.19±0.03[5] 0.20 (assumed)[6] 0.33+0.25 −0.11 (radar) 0.56+0.12 −0.18 (visual)[4] | |
SMASS = Sq [1] · S [6] | |
17.25[6][8] · 17.25±0.2[9] · 17.3[1] · 17.37[5] | |
2063 Bacchus (/ˈbækəs/ BAK-əs), provisional designation 1977 HB, is a stony asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 1 kilometer in diameter. The contact binary was discovered on 24 April 1977, by American astronomer Charles Kowal at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States. It was named after Bacchus from Roman mythology.[2][3]
Orbit and classification
Bacchus orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.7–1.5 AU once every 1 years and 1 month (409 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.35 and an inclination of 9° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The asteroid's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Palomar.[3] Due to its eccentric orbit, it is also a Venus-crosser.
Approaches
Bacchus has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 0.0677 AU (10,130,000 km), which corresponds to 26.4 lunar distances.[1] On 31 March 1996, it passed 0.0677525 AU (10,135,600 km) from Earth.[1]
Physical characteristics
In the SMASS classification, Bacchus is a Sq-type, that transitions from the common S-type asteroids to the Q-type asteroids.[1] It is a contact binary with bilobate shape.
In March 1996 radar observations were conducted at the Goldstone Observatory under the direction of JPL scientists Steven Ostro and Lance Benner, allowing the construction of a model of the object.[4] Optical observations were conducted by Petr Pravec, Marek Wolf, and Lenka Šarounová during March and April 1996. It was also photometrically observed by American astronomer Brian Warner in 2015.[7][8][9]
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Bacchus measures 1.03 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.19.[5] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and derives a diameter of 1.05 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 17.25.[6]
Naming
This minor planet was named for the Roman god Bacchus (Dionysus).[2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center before November 1977 (M.P.C. 4421).[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2063 Bacchus (1977 HB)" (2016-05-31 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2063) Bacchus. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 167. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "2063 Bacchus (1977 HB)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Benner, Lance A. M.; Hudson, R. Scott; Ostro, Steven J.; Rosema, Keith D.; Giorgini, Jon D.; Yeomans, Donald K.; et al. (June 1999). "Radar Observations of Asteroid 2063 Bacchus" (PDF). Icarus. 139 (2): 309–327. Bibcode:1999Icar..139..309B. doi:10.1006/icar.1999.6094. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d Nugent, C. R.; Mainzer, A.; Bauer, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Kramer, E. A.; Grav, T.; et al. (September 2016). "NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year Two: Asteroid Diameters and Albedos". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (3): 12. arXiv:1606.08923. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...63N. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/3/63. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b c d e "LCDB Data for (2063) Bacchus". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b Warner, Brian D. (October 2015). "Near-Earth Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at CS3-Palmer Divide Station: 2015 March-June". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 42 (4): 256–266. Bibcode:2015MPBu...42..256W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ a b c Pravec, Petr; Wolf, Marek; Sarounová, Lenka (November 1998). "Lightcurves of 26 Near-Earth Asteroids". Icarus. 136 (1): 124–153. Bibcode:1998Icar..136..124P. doi:10.1006/icar.1998.5993. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ a b Pravec, Petr; Harris, Alan W.; Kusnirák, Peter; Galád, Adrián; Hornoch, Kamil (September 2012). "Absolute magnitudes of asteroids and a revision of asteroid albedo estimates from WISE thermal observations". Icarus. 221 (1): 365–387. Bibcode:2012Icar..221..365P. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.07.026. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
External links
- Asteroid Radar Group page
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 2063 Bacchus at the JPL Small-Body Database