Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
Discovery site | La Silla Obs. |
Discovery date | 4 October 1996 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (13184) Augeias |
Pronunciation | /ɔːˈdʒiːəs/[2] |
Named after | Αὐγείας[1] (Greek mythology) |
Alternative designations | 1996 TS49 · 1992 GQ7 1997 WJ57 |
Minor planet category | Jupiter trojan[1][3] Greek[4] · background[5] |
Orbital characteristics[3] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 25.23 yr (9,214 d) |
Aphelion | 5.4174 AU |
Perihelion | 4.9138 AU |
Semi-major axis | 5.1656 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.0487 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 11.74 yr (4,288 d) |
Mean anomaly | 340.51° |
Mean motion | 0° 5m 2.4s / day |
Inclination | 4.5132° |
Longitude of ascending node | 227.46° |
Argument of perihelion | 96.833° |
Jupiter MOID | 0.1456 AU |
TJupiter | 2.9910 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 33.96±0.31 km[6] 35.12 km (calculated)[7] |
Synodic rotation period | 11.934±0.119 h[8] |
Geometric albedo | 0.057 (assumed)[7] 0.067±0.014[6] |
Spectral type | C (assumed)[7] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.90[6] 11.0[1][3][7] |
13184 Augeias /ɔːˈdʒiːəs/ is a Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 34 kilometers (21 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Eric Elst at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile on 4 October 1996.[1] The dark Jovian asteroid has a rotation period of 11.9 hours.[7] It was named after Augeas from Greek mythology.[1]
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