32811 Apisaon
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | F. Borngen and L. D. Schmadel |
| Discovery site | Tautenburg |
| Discovery date | October 14, 1990 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 32811 |
| Alternative names | 1990 TP12 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.6280634 |
| Perihelion | 4.8161482 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0777383 |
| Orbital period | 4358.7999449 |
| Mean anomaly | 37.48859 |
| Inclination | 19.90714 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 50.71209 |
| Argument of perihelion | 154.92632 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.3 |
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32811 Apisaon (1990 TP12) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 14, 1990 by F. Borngen and L. D. Schmadel at Tautenburg.
The asteroid is named for a minor Trojan officer, mentioned in book eleven Homer's Iliad. In the epic, Apisaon was slain by the spear of the warrior Eurypylos, as he attempted to engage the hero Ajax in battle.
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