11429 Demodokus

11429 Demodokus
Shape model of Demodokus from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. J. van Houten
I. van Houten-G.
T. Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date24 September 1960
Designations
(11429) Demodokus
Pronunciation/dɪˈmɒdəkəs/
Named after
Δημόδοκος Dēmodokos[1]
(Greek mythology)
4655 P-L · 1996 RZ32
PLS4655
Jupiter trojan[1][2]
Greek[3] · background[4]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc57.65 yr (21,056 d)
Aphelion5.3994 AU
Perihelion5.1057 AU
5.2525 AU
Eccentricity0.0280
12.04 yr (4,397 d)
173.02°
0° 4m 54.84s / day
Inclination17.081°
6.3025°
89.223°
Jupiter MOID0.2122 AU
TJupiter2.9110
Physical characteristics
37.63±1.31 km[5]
46.30 km (calculated)[6]
50.16±0.06 h[7][a]
0.057 (assumed)[6]
0.086±0.017[5]
C (assumed)[6]
10.40[1][2][5][6]

11429 Demodokus /dɪˈmɒdəkəs/ is a mid-sized Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 38 kilometers (24 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during the Palomar–Leiden survey at the Palomar Observatory in 1960 and later named after the blind singer Demodocus from Greek mythology.[1] The dark Jovian asteroid has a longer-than average rotation period of 50.2 hours.[6]

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