5254 Ulysses
5254 Ulysses (1986 VG1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on November 7, 1986 by E. W. Elst at Haute-Provence Observatory.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1994 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 28.72 ± 0.08 hours with a brightness variation of 0.32 ± 0.01 magnitude.[1]
In popular culture
- In Ace Combat Infinity, the asteroid is known as Ulysses 1986VG1 and it's portrayed as Jupiter's moon rather than a Trojan. Its collision with another, previously undiscovered asteroid named Polyphemus has resulted in a swarm of meteoroids that have caused a catastrophic impact event on the Earth.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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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