(13463) Antiphos
Asteroid (13463) Antiphos |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
Major semi-axis | 5.1790 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0062 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 5.1470 AU - 5.2109 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.5277 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 323.5732 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 94.6413 ° |
Sidereal period | 11.79 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 13.11 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 11.2 mag |
history | |
Explorer |
CJ van Houten I. van Houten-Groeneveld Tom Gehrels |
Date of discovery | September 25, 1973 |
Another name | 5159 T-2 , 1996 SQ 7 |
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(13463) Antiphos is an asteroid belonging to the group of Jupiter Trojans . This describes asteroids that move around the sun on the Lagrange points on Jupiter's orbit .
(13463) Antiphos was discovered on September 25, 1973 by the Dutch astronomer couple Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld . The discovery was made during the 2nd Trojan survey, during which Tom Gehrels surveyed field plates recorded at the University of Leiden with the 120 cm Oschin Schmidt telescope of the Palomar observatory ( IAU code 675) . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 4 .
The asteroid is named after the mythological figure of Antiphos , a companion of Odysseus in the Trojan War , who was consumed by the Cyclops Polyphemus after landing on his island .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Antiphos: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (13463) Antiphos in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (13463) Antiphos in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).