2363 Cebriones
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2363 Cebriones /sɪˈbraɪəniːz/ is a large Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp, approximately 84 kilometers (52 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 4 October 1977, by astronomers at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanking, China.[1] The dark D-type asteroid is one of the 40 largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 20 hours.[4] It was named after Cebriones, Hektor's charioteer from Greek mythology.[1]
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | Purple Mountain Obs. |
Discovery site | Purple Mountain Obs. |
Discovery date | 4 October 1977 |
Designations | |
(2363) Cebriones | |
Pronunciation | /sɪˈbraɪəniːz/[2] |
Named after | Cebriones (Kebriones)[1] (Greek mythology) |
1977 TJ3 | |
Jupiter trojan [1][3][4] Trojan [5][6] · background [6] | |
Adjectives | Cebrionian |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 64.78 yr (23,660 d) |
Aphelion | 5.3936 AU |
Perihelion | 5.0176 AU |
5.2056 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0361 |
11.88 yr (4,338 d) | |
280.29° | |
0° 4m 58.8s / day | |
Inclination | 32.136° |
211.74° | |
53.880° | |
Jupiter MOID | 0.3475 AU |
TJupiter | 2.6920 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 81.84±5.1 km[7] 84.61±1.68 km[8] 95.98±1.17 km[9] |
3.8 h (poor)[10] 20.05±0.04 h[11] 20.081±0.001 h[12] 20.5±0.5 h[13] | |
0.044±0.006[9] 0.057±0.003[8] 0.0599±0.008[7] | |
Tholen = D [3][4][14] U–B = 0.251[3] B–V = 0.740±0.050[15] V–R = 0.490±0.030[15] V–I = 0.910±0.054[4] | |
9.04±0.32[16] 9.11[3][4][7][8][9] | |
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