Near-Earth object / ID: 2002063
2063 Bacchus is a near-Earth object of the APO orbit class — Near-Earth asteroid orbits which cross the Earth’s orbit similar to that of 1862 Apollo. Radar and photometric estimates put it between 961m - 2.1km across. It has been followed since 1977-04-24 across 1561 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2031-Sep-14 15:34, passing at 49.119 LD. It is not classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid.
Data source: NASA NeoWs API
Visualization: mesh render
Hazard analysis
PHA status
Not hazardous
Min. orbit intersection
0.067 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
12.76 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
49.119 LD
Miss distance (km)
18,889,637 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.701 AU
Aphelion
1.454 AU
Orbital period
408.5 days
Inclination
9.432°
Eccentricity
0.349
Semi-major axis
1.078 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
961m - 2.1km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
17.2 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
1,561