| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Carolyn S. Shoemaker andEugene 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) |
| Earliestprecovery 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 |
| 3.29yr (1202.2d) | |
| 223.847° | |
| 0° 17m 58.056s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.9212° |
| 169.443° | |
| 337.103° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0744625 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 anApollo asteroid discovered on 27 May 1984, byCarolyn andEugene Shoemaker atPalomar. Its highly eccentric orbit crosses the orbits ofMars,Earth, andVenus. 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 Earthminimum orbit intersection distance of 0.074 AU (11.1 million km) and is associated with theBeta Taurids and Northern and SouthernTaurids (Taurid Complex).[3]
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