Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | C. Shoemaker |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 11 September 1988 |
Designations | |
(4828) Misenus | |
Pronunciation | /maɪˈsiːnəs/[2] |
Named after | Misenus [1] (Greek mythology) |
1988 RV | |
Jupiter trojan [1][3] Trojan [4] · background [5] | |
Adjectives | Misenian |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 29.77 yr (10,873 d) |
Aphelion | 5.3854 AU |
Perihelion | 4.9450 AU |
5.1652 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0426 |
11.74 yr (4,288 d) | |
35.011° | |
0° 5m 2.4s / day | |
Inclination | 14.902° |
352.99° | |
130.05° | |
Jupiter MOID | 0.3366 AU |
TJupiter | 2.9310 |
Physical characteristics | |
43.22±2.53 km[6] 45.95±0.34 km[7] | |
12.873±0.016 h[8] | |
0.063±0.010[7] 0.098±0.012[6] | |
C (assumed)[9] B–V = 0.670±0.060[10] V–R = 0.410±0.040[10] V–I = 0.920±0.055[9] | |
10.00[6] 10.3[7] 10.4[3][9] | |
4828 Misenus /maɪˈsiːnəs/ is a larger Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp, approximately 46 kilometers (29 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 11 September 1988, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California.[1] The dark Jovian asteroid has a rotation period of 12.9 hours.[9] It was named after Aeneas' trumpeter, Misenus, from Greek mythology.[1]
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