2456 Palamedes

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2456 Palamedes
Discovery[1] and designation
Discovered by Purple Mountain Observatory
Discovery date January 30, 1966
Designations
Alternative names[1] 1966 BA1
Minor planet
category
Jupiter Trojan
Epoch February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
Aphelion 826.050 Gm (5.522 AU)
Perihelion 710.392 Gm (4.749 AU)
Semi-major axis 768.221 Gm (5.135 AU)
Eccentricity 0.075
Orbital period 4250.496 d (11.64 a)
Average orbital speed 13.12 km/s
Mean anomaly 272.936°
Inclination 13.907°
Longitude of ascending node 327.408°
Dimensions 91.7 km
Mass 8.1×1017 kg
Mean density 2.0 g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity 0.0256 m/s²
Equatorial escape velocity 0.0485 km/s
Sidereal rotation
period
? d
Axial tilt
Pole ecliptic latitude ?
Pole ecliptic longitude ?
Geometric albedo 0.10
Temperature ~123 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude 9.6

2456 Palamedes is a Jupiter trojan asteroid that orbits in the L4 Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system, in the "Greek Camp" of Trojan asteroids. It was named after the Greek hero Palamedes. It was discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing, China on January 30, 1966.

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