3063 Makhaon
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina |
| Discovery date | August 4, 1983 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Machaon |
| 1983 PV | |
| Jupiter trojan | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 821.244 Gm (5.490 AU) |
| Perihelion | 731.094 Gm (4.887 AU) |
| 776.169 Gm (5.188 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.058 |
| 4316.626 d (11.82 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 13.07 km/s |
| 221.153° | |
| Inclination | 12.172° |
| 287.871° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 116.1 km |
| Mass | 1.6×1018 kg |
Mean density | 2.0 g/cm³ |
Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0324 m/s² |
Equatorial escape velocity | 0.0614 km/s |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~122 K |
| 8.6 | |
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3063 Makhaon 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 Makhaon, who fought during the Trojan War. It was discovered by Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina in Nauchnyj, Ukraine on August 4, 1983.[1]
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 2009 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 8.6354 ± 0.0033 hours with a brightness variation of 0.06 ± 0.01 magnitude.[2]
References
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003) Dictionary of minor planet names, Springer - p.252
- ↑ Mottola, Stefano; Di Martino, Mario; Erikson, Anders; Gonano-Beurer, Maria; Carbognani, Albino; Carsenty, Uri; Hahn, Gerhard; Schober, Hans-Josef; Lahulla, Felix; Delbò, Marco; Lagerkvist, Claes-Ingvar (May 2011). "Rotational Properties of Jupiter Trojans. I. Light Curves of 80 Objects". The Astronomical Journal 141 (5): 170. Bibcode:2011AJ....141..170M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/141/5/170.
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