55701 Ukalegon

Ukalegon
Discovery
Discovered by	C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld
Discovery site	Palomar Schmidt
Discovery date	October 17, 1977
Designations
MPC designation	55701
Named after	Ucalegon
Alternative names	1193 T-3
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion	5.8820606
Perihelion	4.4394146
Eccentricity	0.1397713
Orbital period	4282.1916733
Mean anomaly	253.04484
Inclination	20.96005
Longitude of ascending node	227.37255
Argument of perihelion	105.53273
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.1

55701 Ukalegon (1193 T-3) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 17, 1977 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld at Palomar Schmidt. It is named after Ucalegon, one of the Elders of Troy, whose house was set on fire by the Achaeans when they sacked the city.

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