(277883) Basu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 2006 by P. A. Wiegert at Mauna Kea.
Shantanu Basu (b. 1964) is an American astrophysicist. He has performed numerical studies of star formation that have elucidated the effect of magnetic fields on cloud core and disk formation, and he was one of the originators of the Migrating Embryo model of circumstellar disk evolution.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Basu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Basu is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 277883 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 JA69 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 6.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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