5025 Mecisteus

5025 Mecisteus
Hubble Space Telescope image of Mecisteus taken in 2013
Discovery[1]
Discovered byM. Antal
Discovery siteToruń–Piwnice
Discovery date5 October 1986
Designations
(5025) Mecisteus
Named after
Mecisteus
(Greek mythology)[1][2]
1986 TS6 · 1989 BX
Jupiter trojan[1][3]
Greek[4] · background[5]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc31.64 yr (11,555 d)
Aphelion5.5876 AU
Perihelion4.8117 AU
5.1996 AU
Eccentricity0.0746
11.86 yr (4,331 d)
221.74°
0° 4m 59.16s / day
Inclination11.021°
347.79°
72.958°
Jupiter MOID0.1039 AU
TJupiter2.9580
Physical characteristics
39.84±3.64 km[6]
57.56 km (derived)[7]
57.83±4.9 km[8]
250±25 h[9]
0.0404 (derived)[7]
0.0635±0.012[8]
0.084±0.009[6]
C/X (Pan-STARRS)[7][10]
C/X (SDSS-MOC)[11][12]
V–I = 0.830±0.042[7]
9.8[8]
10.3[1][3][7][6]

5025 Mecisteus, provisional designation: 1986 TS6, is a larger Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) in diameter. The unusual C/X-type Jovian asteroid is possibly a slow rotator with a rotation period of 250 hours.[7] It was discovered on 5 October 1986 by Slovak astronomer Milan Antal at the Toruń Centre for Astronomy in Piwnice, Poland.[1] In 2021, it was named from Greek mythology after the Greek hero Mecisteus who fought in the Trojan War.[13]

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