7119 Hiera

7119 Hiera
Hubble Space Telescope image of Hiera taken in 2013
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. Shoemaker
E. Shoemaker
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date11 January 1989
Designations
(7119) Hiera
Pronunciation/ˈhaɪərə/[2]
Named after
Hiera (Greek mythology)[3]
1989 AV2
Jupiter trojan [4][1]
Greek [5] · background [6]
AdjectivesHierian
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc29.62 yr (10,817 d)
Aphelion5.6787 AU
Perihelion4.6252 AU
5.1519 AU
Eccentricity0.1022
11.69 yr (4,271 d)
226.31°
0° 5m 3.48s / day
Inclination19.321°
285.51°
120.95°
Jupiter MOID0.1936 AU
TJupiter2.8780
Physical characteristics
59.15±0.37 km[7]
76.40±7.0 km[8]
77.29±4.66 km[9]
400 h (or longer)[10]
0.036±0.005[9]
0.0364±0.008[8]
0.067±0.010[7]
C (assumed)[11]
V–I = 0.950±0.107[11]
9.7[1][7][11]
9.80[8][9]

7119 Hiera /ˈhaɪərə/ is a large Jupiter trojan and potentially slow rotator from the Greek camp, approximately 70 kilometers (43 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 11 January 1989, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in California.[4] The dark Jovian asteroid belongs to the 60 largest Jupiter trojans and has an estimated rotation period of at least 400 hours.[11] It was named for the Amazon Hiera, who fought against the Greeks in the Trojan War.[3] As with 624 Hektor, the naming for this Jovian asteroid was placed into the wrong camp.

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