4060 Deipylos

4060 Deipylos
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. W. Elst
G. Pizarro
Discovery siteLa Silla Obs.
Discovery date17 December 1987
Designations
(4060) Deipylos
Pronunciation/diːˈɪpɪləs/[2]
Named after
Deipylos [1]
(Greek mythology)
1987 YT1 · 1942 ET
1950 UJ · 1951 YP1
1966 FN
Jupiter trojan [1][3][4]
Greek [5][6] · background [6]
AdjectivesDeipylian
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc75.63 yr (27,624 d)
Aphelion6.0549 AU
Perihelion4.4428 AU
5.2488 AU
Eccentricity0.1536
12.03 yr (4,392 d)
166.69°
0° 4m 55.2s / day
Inclination16.148°
168.21°
307.50°
Jupiter MOID0.5481 AU
TJupiter2.8980
Physical characteristics
66.34 km (calculated)[4]
79.21±4.3 km[7]
84.04±0.57 km[8]
86.79±3.10 km[9]
9.19±0.02 h[10][a]
9.297±0.007 h[11][a]
9.298±0.007 h[11][a]
9.38±0.02 h[12][a]
11.490±0.0037 h[13]
0.043±0.003[8]
0.057 (assumed)[4]
0.067±0.005[9]
0.0776±0.009[7]
C (S3OS2-TH)[14][15]
C/b (S3OS2-BB)[14][15]
C (assumed)[4]
V–I = 0.760±0.018[4]
8.90[7][9]
9.169±0.002 (R)[13]
9.3[3]
9.37±0.28[16]
9.4[8]
9.62[4]

4060 Deipylos /diːˈɪpɪləs/ is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 84 kilometers (52 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 17 December 1987, by astronomers Eric Elst and Guido Pizarro at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile.[1] The transitional C-type asteroid belongs to the 40 largest Jupiter trojans and has rotation period of 9.3 hours.[4] It was named after Deipylos from Greek mythology.[1]

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