(2063) Bacchus Apollo
Discovered on 24 April 1977 by C. T. Kowal at Palomar.
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Where Bacchus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bacchus is 1.44 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2063 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 HB |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 1.02 km (#17,410 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Rotation period | 14.9 hours |
| Spectral type | Sq |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.21 |
| Orbital period | 1.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.701 – 1.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.349 |
| Inclination | 9.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0670 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 April 1977
More named asteroids discovered by C. T. Kowal
- (1876) Napolitania
- (1939) Loretta
- (1981) Midas
- (2060) Chiron
- (2102) Tantalus
- (2134) Dennispalm
- (2241) Alcathous
- (2340) Hathor
- (2594) Acamas
- (2629) Rudra
- (3163) Randi
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