4348 Poulydamas

Poulydamas
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date September 11, 1988
Designations
MPC designation 4348
1988 RU
Orbital characteristics[1][2]
Epoch August 27, 2011 (JD 2455800.5)
Aphelion 5.763AU
Perihelion 4.726 AU
5.244 AU
Eccentricity 0.0989
12.011 yr (4386.842 d)
305.285°
Inclination 7.957°
220.123°
159.448°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 48 km (EAON)[3]
~80 km[4][5]
9.2

    4348 Poulydamas (1988 RU) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on September 11, 1988 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

    During 1990, photometric observations of this asteroid were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 9.908 ± 0.018 hours with a brightness variation of 0.21 ± 0.01 magnitude.[6]

    References

    1. ↑ 4348 Poulydamas at the JPL Small-Body Database
    2. ↑ AstDys: 4348 Poulydamas Retrieved 2011-08-19
    3. ↑ Pierre Vingerhoets and Jan Van Gestel (2004-01-31). "E.A.O.N. : (4348) Poulydamas". European Asteroidal Occultation Network (E.A.O.N.). Retrieved 2010-05-31.
    4. ↑ Assuming a generic trojan albedo of 0.06
    5. ↑ Dan Bruton. "Conversion of Absolute Magnitude to Diameter for Minor Planets". Department of Physics & Astronomy (Stephen F. Austin State University). Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
    6. ↑ 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.