(1983) Bok Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 June 1975 by E. Roemer at Catalina Station.
Where Bok is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bok is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1983 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 LB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.7 km (#2,958 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Rotation period | 10.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0992 |
| Inclination | 9.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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