10247 Amphiaraos

10247 Amphiaraos
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. J. van Houten
I. van Houten-G.
T. Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date24 September 1960
Designations
(10247) Amphiaraos
Pronunciation/ˌæmfiəˈreɪəs, -ɒs/[2]
Named after
Amphiaraus[1]
(Greek mythology)
6629 P-L · 1994 PT9
Jupiter trojan[1][3][4]
Greek[5][6] · background[6]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc57.01 yr (20,822 d)
Aphelion5.3043 AU
Perihelion5.2213 AU
5.2628 AU
Eccentricity0.0079
12.07 yr (4,410 d)
182.20°
0° 4m 53.76s / day
Inclination4.1913°
162.52°
343.92°
Jupiter MOID0.2185 AU
TJupiter2.9950
Physical characteristics
26.83±0.69 km[7][8]
33.54 km (calculated)[4]
34.26±0.01 h[9]
0.057 (assumed)[4]
0.098±0.015[7][8]
X/D (Pan-STARRS)[10]
X/D (SDSS-MOC)[11]
C (assumed)[4]
11.0[8]
11.1[3][4]
11.54±0.33[10]

10247 Amphiaraos /ˌæmfiəˈreɪəs/ is Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 27 kilometers (17 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Dutch astronomers Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, and Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory in California.[1] The X/D-type asteroid has a long rotation period of 34.26 hours and possibly an elongated shape.[4] It was named after the seer Amphiaraus (Amphiaraos) from Greek mythology.[1]

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