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.
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Carolyn S. Shoemaker and Eugene Merle Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | 27 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 arc | 20042 days (54.87 yr) |
| Earliest precovery date | 22 October 1960 |
| Aphelion | 3.9085 AU (584.70 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 0.51677 AU (77.308 Gm) |
| 2.2126 AU (331.00 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.76645 |
| 3.29 yr (1202.2 d) | |
| 223.847° | |
| 0° 17m 58.056s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.9212° |
| 169.443° | |
| 337.103° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0744625 AU (11.13943 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 1.4 km[1] |
| 51.7 h (2.15 d) | |
| 0.21[1] | |
| 15.9[1] | |
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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jason". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- calculations by SOLEX
- 6063 Jason at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 6063 Jason at ESA–space situational awareness
- 6063 Jason at the JPL Small-Body Database
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