3564 Talthybius
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Discovery[1] and designation
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Discovered by | Edward L. G. Bowell |
Discovery date | October 15, 1985 |
Designations
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Alternative names[1] | 1985 TC1 |
Minor planet category |
Jupiter Trojan |
Epoch February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
Aphelion | 812.459 Gm (5.431 AU) |
Perihelion | 751.491 Gm (5.023 AU) |
Semi-major axis | 781.975 Gm (5.227 AU) |
Eccentricity | 0.039 |
Orbital period | 4365.154 d (11.95 a) |
Average orbital speed | 13.02 km/s |
Mean anomaly | 107.078° |
Inclination | 15.492° |
Longitude of ascending node | 23.871° |
Dimensions | 68.9 km |
Mass | 3.4×1017 kg |
Mean density | 2.0 g/cm³ |
Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0193 m/s² |
Equatorial escape velocity | 0.0364 km/s |
Sidereal rotation period |
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Axial tilt | ?° |
Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
Geometric albedo | 0.10 |
Temperature | ~122 K |
Spectral type | ? |
Absolute magnitude | 9.0 |
3564 Talthybius 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 Talthybius, who was a herald during the Trojan War. It was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell on October 15, 1985 in Flagstaff, Arizona at the Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory.
[edit] External links
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
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