55701 Ukalegon
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld |
| Discovery site | Palomar Schmidt |
| Discovery date | 17 October 1977 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (55701) Ukalegon |
|
Named after
|
Ucalegon |
| 1193 T-3 | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 13618 days (37.28 yr) |
| Aphelion | 5.8798477 AU (879.61270 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 4.4428055 AU (664.63424 Gm) |
| 5.161327 AU (772.1235 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1392125 |
| 11.73 yr (4282.92 d) | |
| 127.76486° | |
| 0° 5m 2.597s / day | |
| Inclination | 20.95736° |
| 227.37178° | |
| 106.76869° | |
| Earth MOID | 3.50809 AU (524.803 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.097303 AU (14.5563 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 2.850 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.6 | |
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.
References[edit]
- ^ "55701 Ukalegon (1193 T-3)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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- Minor planets named from Greek mythology
- Named minor planets
- Numbered minor planets
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- Astronomical objects discovered in 1977
- Discoveries by the Palomar–Leiden Trojan-3 survey
- Discoveries by Tom Gehrels
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