1583 Antilochus
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Sylvain Julien Victor Arend |
| Discovery date | September 19, 1950 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Antilochus |
| 1950 SA | |
| Jupiter Trojan | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 804.661 Gm (5.379 AU) |
| Perihelion | 724.079 Gm (4.840 AU) |
| 764.370 Gm (5.109 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.053 |
| 4218.575 d(11.55 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 13.17 km/s |
| 303.165° | |
| Inclination | 28.551° |
| 221.372° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 101.6 km |
| Mass | 1.1×1018 kg |
Mean density | 2.0 g/cm³ |
Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0284 m/s² |
Equatorial escape velocity | 0.0537 km/s |
Sidereal rotation period | ? d |
| ?° | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~123 K |
| D | |
| 8.60 | |
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1583 Antilochus 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 Antilochus. It was discovered by Sylvain Julien Victor Arend on September 19, 1950 in Uccle, Belgium.
External links
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
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