9142 Rhesus

9142 Rhesus
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. J. van Houten
I. van Houten-G.
T. Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date16 October 1977
Designations
(9142) Rhesus
Pronunciation/ˈriːsəs/[2]
Named after
Rhesus of Thrace [1]
(Greek mythology)
5191 T-3 · 1988 RX
Jupiter trojan [1][3]
Trojan [4] · background [5]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc63.18 yr (23,076 d)
Aphelion5.8403 AU
Perihelion4.5017 AU
5.1710 AU
Eccentricity0.1294
11.76 yr (4,295 d)
199.27°
0° 5m 1.68s / day
Inclination12.801°
141.18°
173.17°
Jupiter MOID0.4321 AU
TJupiter2.9340
Physical characteristics
42.31±0.46 km[6]
7.325±0.0021 h[7][8]
0.062[6]
D (Pan-STARRS)[7][9]
D (SDSS-MOC)[10][11]
10.5[6]
10.6[1][3]

9142 Rhesus /ˈriːsəs/ is a larger Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp, approximately 42 kilometers (26 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during the third Palomar–Leiden Trojan survey in 1977, and later named after King Rhesus from Greek mythology.[1] The dark D-type asteroid has a rotation period of 7.3 hours.[7]

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