5027 Androgeos
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5027 Androgeos /ænˈdroʊdʒiəs/ is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 59 kilometers (37 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 21 January 1988, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California.[1] The dark D-type asteroid is one of the 70 largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 11.4 hours.[9] It was named from Greek mythology after the warrior Androgeos, who was killed by Aeneas.[1]
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![]() Shape model of Androgeos from its lightcurve | |
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | C. Shoemaker |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 21 January 1988 |
Designations | |
(5027) Androgeos | |
Pronunciation | /ænˈdroʊdʒiəs/[2] |
Named after | Androgeos [1] (Greek mythology) |
1988 BX1 | |
Jupiter trojan [1][3] Greek [4] · background [5] | |
Adjectives | Androge(i)an |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 67.75 yr (24,747 d) |
Aphelion | 5.6520 AU |
Perihelion | 4.9516 AU |
5.3018 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0660 |
12.21 yr (4,459 d) | |
284.47° | |
0° 4m 50.52s / day | |
Inclination | 31.445° |
78.221° | |
344.641° | |
Jupiter MOID | 0.1283 AU |
TJupiter | 2.7000 |
Physical characteristics | |
57.86±4.3 km[6] 59.79±0.64 km[7] | |
11.376±0.004 h[8][lower-alpha 1] | |
0.071±0.016[7] 0.0917±0.015[6] | |
D (Pan-STARRS)[9][10] D (SDSS-MOC)[11] V–I = 0.910±0.033[9] | |
9.4[6] 9.6[3][9][7] 9.74±0.78[10] | |
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