30705 Idaios

30705 Idaios
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. J. van Houten
I. van Houten-G.
T. Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date16 October 1977
Designations
(30705) Idaios
Pronunciation/ˈdəs/[2]
Named after
Idaios[1]
(Greek mythology)
3365 T-3 · 1989 SD7
2001 QB72
Jupiter trojan[1][3]
Trojan[4] · background[5]
AdjectivesIdaian
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc63.26 yr (23,106 d)
Aphelion5.5095 AU
Perihelion4.8966 AU
5.2030 AU
Eccentricity0.0589
11.87 yr (4,335 d)
143.04°
0° 4m 58.8s / day
Inclination19.748°
24.184°
342.53°
Jupiter MOID0.0445 AU
TJupiter2.8790
Physical characteristics
44.55±0.74 km[6]
15.736±0.001 h[7][a]
0.074±0.010[6]
D (SDSS-MOC)[8]
10.2[6]
10.4[1][3]

30705 Idaios /ˈdəs/ is a Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp, approximately 45 kilometers (28 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during the third Palomar–Leiden Trojan survey at the Palomar Observatory in California in 1977.[1] The dark D-type asteroid has a rotation period of 15.7 hours.[9] It was named after the Trojan herald Idaios from Greek mythology.[1]

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