Asteroid 1143 Odysseus
Named after Odysseùs ("son of pain"), the hero of Homer's Odyssey, and a major character in the Iliad.
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| Alternate designation | 1930 BH |
| Classification | Jupiter Trojan |
| Notes | orbits in the L4 Lagrangian point (the "Greek camp") of the Sun-Jupiter system |
Osculating Orbital Elements
| Epoch | 2453800,5 |
| Semi major axis | 5,2581 AU |
| Period [Julian yrs] | 12,057 Julian years |
| Inclination | 3,135 ° |
| Eccentricity | 0,0902 |
| Lon. of ascending node | 221,315 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 235,630 ° |
| Passage of perihelion | 2012-Jan-29.160857 |
| Aphelion distance | 5,7327 AU |
| Mean anomaly | 183,828 ° |
Physical Data
| Radius | 62,82 km |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7,93 |
| Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,15 |
| Color index (B-V) | 0,794 |
| Geometric albedo | 0,0753 |
| Spectral class | n.a. |
Discovery Circumstances
| Discoverer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
| Discovered | 1930-01-28 |
Data File
| Data File Name | 1143_Odysseus.aed |
| Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
| Data File Size | 2714 kB |
| Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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