55701 Ukalegon
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 17 October 1977 |
Designations | |
(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) |
TJupiter | 2.850 |
Physical characteristics | |
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.
References[edit]
- ^ "55701 Ukalegon (1193 T-3)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
External links[edit]
- "55701 Ukalegon". JPL Small-Body Database Browser.
- 55701 Ukalegon at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Jupiter trojans (Trojan camp)
- Discoveries by Cornelis Johannes van Houten
- Discoveries by Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
- Discoveries by Tom Gehrels
- Discoveries by the Palomar–Leiden Trojan-3 survey
- Minor planets named from Greek mythology
- Named minor planets
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1977
- Asteroid stubs