4035 Thestor

4035 Thestor
Discovery [1]
Discovered byK. Suzuki
T. Urata
Discovery siteToyota Obs.
Discovery date22 November 1986
Designations
(4035) Thestor
Named after
Thestor [2]
(Greek mythology)
1986 WD · 1973 SR4
1973 UF6
Jupiter trojan [1][3][4]
Greek [5][6] · background [6]
AdjectivesThestorian
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc44.64 yr (16,306 d)
Aphelion5.5799 AU
Perihelion4.9899 AU
5.2849 AU
Eccentricity0.0558
12.15 yr (4,438 d)
213.24°
0° 4m 51.96s / day
Inclination12.130°
233.73°
197.56°
Jupiter MOID0.0243 AU
TJupiter2.9520
Physical characteristics
66.99±4.45 km[7]
68.23 km (derived)[4]
68.46±5.4 km [8]
68.73±1.24 km[9]
13.467±0.08 h[10]
13.475±0.156 h[11]
13.49±0.20 h[12]
13.52±0.08 h[10]
0.054±0.008[9]
0.0548 (derived)[4]
0.0718±0.013[8]
0.076±0.010[7]
C (assumed)[4]
V–I = 0.970±0.031[4]
9.30[7]
9.6[1][3][4][9]
9.82±0.46[13]

4035 Thestor, provisional designation: 1986 WD, is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 68 kilometers (42 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 22 November 1986, by Japanese astronomers Kenzo Suzuki and Takeshi Urata at the Toyota Observatory (881) in Toyota, Japan.[1] The assumed C-type asteroid belongs to the 50 largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 13.5 hours.[4] Of more than half a million numbered minor planets, it has been the second-lowest numbered body without a name, until May 2021, when it was named after Thestor, a grandson of Apollo from Greek mythology.[2]

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