6063 Jason

Jason
Discovery[1]
Discovered byCarolyn S. Shoemaker and Eugene Merle Shoemaker
Discovery sitePalomar
Discovery date27 May 1984
Designations
(6063) Jason
Pronunciation/ˈdʒeɪsən/[2]
Named after
Jason
1984 KB
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc20042 days (54.87 yr)
Earliest precovery date22 October 1960
Aphelion3.9085 AU (584.70 Gm)
Perihelion0.51677 AU (77.308 Gm)
2.2126 AU (331.00 Gm)
Eccentricity0.76645
3.29 yr (1202.2 d)
223.847°
0° 17m 58.056s / day
Inclination4.9212°
169.443°
337.103°
Earth MOID0.0744625 AU (11.13943 Gm)
Physical characteristics
1.4 km[1]
51.7 h (2.15 d)
0.21[1]
15.9[1]

6063 Jason (prov. designation: 1984 KB) is an Apollo asteroid discovered on 27 May 1984, by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar. Its highly eccentric orbit crosses the orbits of Mars, Earth, and Venus. From 1800 to 2200 it approached a planet within 30 Gm 69 times: Mercury 11, Venus 27, Earth 18, and Mars 13 times.

Jason has an Earth minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.074 AU (11.1 million km) and is associated with the Beta Taurids and Northern and Southern Taurids (Taurid Complex).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 6063 Jason (1984 KB)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Jason". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ Babadzhanov, P. B. (2001). "Search for meteor showers associated with Near-Earth Asteroids". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 373 (1): 329–335. Bibcode:2001A&A...373..329B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20010583.


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