11351 Leucus
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11351 Leucus /ˈljuːkəs/ is a mid-sized Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) in diameter. It is a target of the Lucy mission, scheduled for a flyby in April 2028.[8][10] The assumed D-type asteroid is an exceptionally slow rotator with a rotation period of 466 hours.[3] It was discovered on 12 October 1997 by the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program (SCAP) at Xinglong Station in the Chinese province of Hebei, and later named after the Achaean warrior Leucus from Greek mythology.[1]
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | SCAP |
Discovery site | Beijing Xinglong Obs. |
Discovery date | 12 October 1997 |
Designations | |
(11351) Leucus | |
Pronunciation | /ˈljuːkəs/[2] |
Named after | Leucus (Greek mythology)[1] |
1997 TS25 · 1996 VP39 | |
Jupiter trojan[1][3] Greek[4] · background[5] | |
Orbital characteristics[3] | |
Epoch 25 February 2023 (JD 2460000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Earliest precovery date | 25 July 1982[1] |
Aphelion | 5.652 AU |
Perihelion | 4.953 AU |
5.302 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0659 |
12.21 yr (4,460 d) | |
43.784° | |
0° 4m 50.607s / day | |
Inclination | 11.546° |
251.087° | |
160.955° | |
Jupiter MOID | 0.0942 AU |
TJupiter | 2.955 |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 63.8 × 36.6 × 29.6 km[6] |
Mean diameter | 41 km (volume equivalent)[6] |
445.683±0.007 h[7][3] | |
13° (wrt ecliptic)[7] 10° (wrt orbit)[7] | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | +77°[7] |
Pole ecliptic longitude | 208°[7] |
0.037±0.001[6] | |
D[8] B–V = 0.739±0.044[9] V–R = 0.498±0.044[9] V–I = 0.900±0.057[9] | |
10.979±0.037[7] | |
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