(1143) Odysseus
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Asteroid (1143) Odysseus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.257 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.091 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.782 AU - 5.733 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.1 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4403 days |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (125.6 ± 3.7) km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.075 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 7.93 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | January 28, 1930 |
| Another name | 1930 bra |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1143) Odysseus is a Jupiter Trojan that was discovered by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth , who worked at the observatory on the Königstuhl near Heidelberg .
Odysseus is at the Lagrange point L 4 of Jupiter and moves around the sun at a distance of 4.782 ( perihelion ) to 5.733 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in about 4400 days . The orbit is inclined 3.1 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.091. The albedo of the surface of Odysseus is about 0.075 and its diameter is about 126 kilometers.
The asteroid was named after the mythological hero Odysseus .