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Asteroid 5335 Damocles


Named after Damocles, a figure featured in a single moral anecdote which was a late addition to classical Greek culture.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

Alternate designation1991 DA
ClassificationCentaur, Damocloid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2453800,5
Semi major axis11,8406 AU
Period [Julian yrs]40,745 Julian years
Inclination61,927 °
Eccentricity0,8668
Lon. of ascending node314,139 °
Argument of perihelion191,250 °
Passage of perihelion1990-Dec-10.356787
Aphelion distance22,1035 AU
Mean anomaly134,611 °

Physical Data
Absolute magnitude (H)13,3
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererRobert H. McNaught
Discovered1991-02-18

Data File
Data File Name5335_Damocles.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00