1583 Antilochus

1583 Antilochus
Discovery[1]
Discovered byS. Arend
Discovery siteUccle Obs.
Discovery date19 September 1950
Designations
(1583) Antilochus
Pronunciation/ænˈtɪləkəs/[2]
Named after
Antilochus
(Greek mythology)[3]
1950 SA · 1926 VF
1974 WH1
Jupiter trojan[1][4][5]
Greek[6][7] · background[7]
AdjectivesAntilochian
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc91.53 yr (33,430 d)
Aphelion5.3959 AU
Perihelion4.8644 AU
5.1301 AU
Eccentricity0.0518
11.62 yr (4,244 d)
256.95°
0° 5m 5.28s / day
Inclination28.512°
221.38°
187.27°
Jupiter MOID0.0264 AU
TJupiter2.7570
Physical characteristics
101.62±3.2 km[8]
108.84±0.54 km[9]
111.69±3.86 km[10]
15.889±0.005 h[11][a]
0.053±0.004[10]
0.054±0.004[9]
0.0633±0.004[8]
D (Tholen)[5][12]
D0 (Barucci)[12]
D (Tedesco)[12]
U–B = 0.253±038[12]
B–V = 0.752±020[12]
V–I = 0.950±0.043[5]
BR = 1.220±0.109[5]
8.58[8]
8.59±0.06[5][13][14]
8.60[1][4][9][10]

1583 Antilochus /ænˈtɪləkəs/ is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 108 kilometers (67 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 19 September 1950, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at Uccle Observatory in Belgium, and later named after the hero Antilochus from Greek mythology.[1] The dark D-type asteroid belongs to the 20 largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 15.9 hours.[5] It forms an asteroid pair with 3801 Thrasymedes.

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