9817 Thersander

Thersander
Discovery
Discovered by Palomar-Leiden survey
Discovery site Mt. Palomar
Discovery date 1960-sep-24
Designations
MPC designation 9817
Named after
Thersander
6540 P-L, 1991 HV2, 1996 RB33
Jupiter Trojan
Orbital characteristics
Epoch Dec 09, 2014
Aphelion 5.4904068 AU
Perihelion 5.0638508 AU
5.2771288 AU
Eccentricity 0.04041554
4427.8711 days
67.10679°
Inclination 9.164300°
24.36736°
83.8916°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 13-32 km
11.4

    9817 Thersander (6540 P-L) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on 24 September 1960, by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld at Palomar.[1]

    References

    1. Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of minor planet names (Springer, 2003), 709.

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