55701 Ukalegon

Ukalegon

Discovery
Discovered by	C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld
Discovery site	Palomar Obs.
Discovery date	17 October 1977
Designations
MPC designation	(55701) Ukalegon
Named after	Ucalegon
Alternative designations	1193 T-3
Orbital characteristics
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)
Semi-major axis	5.161327 AU (772.1235 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1392125
Orbital period	11.73 yr (4282.92 d)
Mean anomaly	127.76486°
Mean motion	0° 5m 2.597s / day
Inclination	20.95736°
Longitude of ascending node	227.37178°
Argument of perihelion	106.76869°
Earth MOID	3.50809 AU (524.803 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	0.097303 AU (14.5563 Gm)
TJupiter	2.850
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.6

55701 Ukalegon, provisional designation 1193 T-3, is a Jupiter trojan discovered on 17 October 1977, by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld using images taken by Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. 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.

External links

• "55701 Ukalegon". JPL Small-Body Database Browser.
• 55701 Ukalegon at the JPL Small-Body Database
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