2797 Teucer
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Edward L. G. Bowell |
| Discovery date | June 4, 1981 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Teucer |
| 1981 LK | |
| Jupiter Trojan | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 831.025 Gm (5.555 AU) |
| Perihelion | 696.607 Gm (4.657 AU) |
| 763.816 Gm (5.106 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.088 |
| 4213.991 d (11.54 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 13.16 km/s |
| 218.754° | |
| Inclination | 22.392° |
| 69.944° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 111.1 km |
| Mass | 1.4×1018 kg |
Mean density | 2.0 g/cm³ |
Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0311 m/s² |
Equatorial escape velocity | 0.0587 km/s |
Sidereal rotation period | ? d |
| ?° | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~123 K |
| ? | |
| 8.4 | |
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2797 Teucer 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 Teucer, who fought during the Trojan War. It was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory on June 4, 1981.
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