3801 Thrasymedes

3801 Thrasymedes
Discovery[1]
Discovered bySpacewatch
Discovery siteKitt Peak National Obs.
Discovery date6 November 1985
Designations
(3801) Thrasymedes
Pronunciation/θræsɪˈmiːdiːz/[2]
Named after
Thrasymedes[1]
(Greek mythology)
1985 VS
Jupiter trojan[1][3]
Greek[4] · background[5]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc63.25 yr (23,102 d)
Aphelion5.4436 AU
Perihelion5.2033 AU
5.3234 AU
Eccentricity0.0226
12.28 yr (4,486 d)
230.75°
0° 4m 48.72s / day
Inclination28.496°
209.47°
204.93°
Jupiter MOID0.0096 AU
TJupiter2.7550
Physical characteristics
34.28±0.42 km[6]
20.270±0.672 h[7]
0.066±0.015[6]
C (assumed)[8]
10.9[6]
11.0[1][3][8]

3801 Thrasymedes /θræsɪˈmiːdiːz/ is a mid-sized Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 34 kilometers (21 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 6 November 1985, by astronomers with the Spacewatch survey at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, United States.[1] The dark Jovian asteroid has a rotation period of 20.3 hours and forms an asteroid pair with 1583 Antilochus. It was named after Thrasymedes from Greek mythology.[1]

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