Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | C. Shoemaker |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 1 February 1989 |
Designations | |
(5126) Achaemenides | |
Pronunciation | /ækɪˈmɛnɪdiːz/[2] |
Named after | Achaemenides [1] (Greek mythology) |
1989 CH2 | |
Jupiter trojan [1][3] Greek [4] · background [5] | |
Adjectives | Achaemenidian |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 65.36 yr (23,871 d) |
Aphelion | 5.3722 AU |
Perihelion | 5.1131 AU |
5.2427 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0247 |
12.00 yr (4,385 d) | |
180.28° | |
0° 4m 55.56s / day | |
Inclination | 29.863° |
116.50° | |
353.06° | |
Jupiter MOID | 0.1391 AU |
TJupiter | 2.7330 |
Physical characteristics | |
48.57±4.08 km[6] 51.92±3.36 km[7] | |
53.02±0.05 h[8][a] | |
0.050±0.010[7] 0.068±0.012[6] | |
C (assumed)[9] | |
10.10[6] 10.3[7] 10.5[1][3][9] | |
5126 Achaemenides /ækɪˈmɛnɪdiːz/ is a Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 1 February 1989, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California.[1] The dark Jovian asteroid belongs the 100 largest Jupiter trojans and has a long rotation period of 32.4 hours.[9] It was named after one of Odysseus's crew members, Achaemenides, from Greek mythology.[1]
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