| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Beowulf |
| Designation | 1999 JB |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search |
| Discovery date | May 5, 1999 |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | .56624405 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 1.4203290 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 0.6160762 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 2.2245819 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 1.69 a |
| Inclination (i) | 23.6665° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 165.37440° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 178.86140° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 62.873968° |
38086 Beowulf is an Apollo asteroid with an orbital period of 618.2752603 days (1.69 years).[1]
The asteroid was discovered on May 5, 1999.
References [edit]
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
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