3317 Paris
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3317 Paris, provisional designation 1984 KF, is a large Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp, approximately 119 kilometers (74 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 26 May 1984 by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[1] The unusual and likely spherical T-type asteroid is one of the largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 7.1 hours.[5] It was named after Trojan prince Paris from Greek mythology.[1]
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | C. Shoemaker E. Shoemaker |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 26 May 1984 |
Designations | |
(3317) Paris | |
Pronunciation | /ˈpɛərɪs/[2][3] |
Named after | Paris (Greek mythology)[1] |
1984 KF · 1963 QD 1982 BN3 · 1982 DC | |
Jupiter trojan [1][4][5] Trojan [6][7] · background [7] | |
Adjectives | Paridian |
Orbital characteristics [4] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 54.43 yr (19,879 d) |
Aphelion | 5.8845 AU |
Perihelion | 4.5601 AU |
5.2223 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1268 |
11.93 yr (4,359 d) | |
245.60° | |
0° 4m 57.36s / day | |
Inclination | 27.866° |
135.90° | |
2022-Jan-09[8] | |
149.91° | |
Jupiter MOID | 0.4085 AU |
TJupiter | 2.7530 |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 116.0 km × 116.0 km[9] |
Mean diameter | 116.26±5.2 km[10] 118.79±1.18 km[11] 120.45±1.65 km[12] |
7.048±0.005 h[13][lower-alpha 1] 7.082±0.001 h[14] 7.082±0.004 h[15] 7.091±0.002 h[16][lower-alpha 1] | |
0.055±0.009[11] 0.059±0.002[12] 0.0625 (derived)[5] 0.0626±0.006[10] | |
T (SMASS-II)[9] D (Bus–DeMeo)[9] B–V = 0.960±0.060[17] V–R = 0.480±0.040[17] V–I = 0.950±0.010[5] | |
8.30[1][5][10][12] 8.32±0.27[18] 8.4[11] | |
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