(38086) Beowulf Apollo
Discovered on 5 May 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
One of the oldest surviving texts from early Britain describes the adventures of Beowulf, a great Scandinavian warrior, in the sixth century. The name was suggested by S. Sieber.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beowulf is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beowulf is 0.824 au from the Sun and 0.651 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38086 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JB |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 0.643 km (#17,426 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.469 |
| Rotation period | 2.41 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.36 |
| Orbital period | 1.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.616 – 2.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.566 |
| Inclination | 23.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.386 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.