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Asteroid 1173 Anchises


Named after Anchises, in Greek mythology, a Trojan, father of Aneas. He was loved by Aphrodite.

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Alternate designation1930 UB
ClassificationJupiter Trojan
Notesorbits in the L5 Lagrangian point (the "Trojan camp") of the Sun-Jupiter system

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2453800,5
Semi major axis5,3246 AU
Period [Julian yrs]12,287 Julian years
Inclination6,910 °
Eccentricity0,1367
Lon. of ascending node283,918 °
Argument of perihelion40,041 °
Passage of perihelion2011-Dec-26.357690
Aphelion distance6,0524 AU
Mean anomaly189,829 °

Physical Data
Radius63,14 km
Rotation period11,6 days
Absolute magnitude (H)8,89
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,691
Geometric albedo0,0308
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererKarl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovered1930-10-17

Data File
Data File Name1173_Anchises.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00