151997 Bauhinia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | W. K. Y. Yeung |
| Discovery site | Desert Eagle Obs. |
| Discovery date | 11 May 2004 |
| Designations | |
| (151997) Bauhinia | |
Named after | Bauhinia blakeana (flowering plant) |
| 2004 JL1 · 2001 QJ143 | |
| main-belt · (inner) background | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 16.96 yr (6,195 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6843 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9336 AU |
| 2.3089 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1626 |
| 3.51 yr (1,281 days) | |
| 252.41° | |
| 0° 16m 51.24s / day | |
| Inclination | 0.7145° |
| 235.60° | |
| 41.696° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.91 km (est. at 0.20) | |
| 17.6 | |
151997 Bauhinia (provisional designation 2004 JL1) is a sub-kilometer background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 900 meters in diameter. It was discovered on 11 May 2004, by Canadian astronomer William Yeung at the Desert Eagle Observatory, Arizona, United States. It was named after the flowering plant Bauhinia blakeana also known as the "Hong Kong Orchid Tree".