2063 Bacchus

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Urhixidur (talk | contribs) at 02:09, 13 September 2004 (Template). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Template:Minor Planet [Image:Asteroid 2063 Bacchus.computer model.jpg|thumb|none|250px|3D model of Asteroid 2063 Bacchus (Scott Hudson)]

The Apollo, Venus- and Mars-crosser asteroid 2063 Bacchus was discovered on April 24, 1977 by Charles T. Kowal at the Palomar Observatory. In March 1996 radar imaging of the asteroid was conducted at the Goldstone Observatory under the direction of JPL scientists Steven Ostro and Lance Benner. Optical observations were conducted by Petr Pravec, Marek Wolf, and Lenka Šarounová during March and April 1996.

The asteroid is thought to be about 1.1×1.1×2.6 km in size.

Its name derives from the Roman god Bacchus.


... | Previous asteroid | 2063 Bacchus | Next asteroid | ...