1173 Anchises

1173 Anchises /æŋˈksz/ is an unusually elongated Jupiter Trojan from the Trojan camp, approximately 124 kilometers (77 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 17 October 1930, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany, and was the 9th such body to be discovered.:2 The primitive P-type asteroid belongs to the largest Jupiter trojans, has an unusually smooth surface texture, the lowest spectral slope of all members of the Trojan camp, and a rotation period of 11.6 hours. It was named after Anchises from Greek mythology.

1173 Anchises
Shape model of Anchises from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date17 October 1930
Designations
(1173) Anchises
Pronunciation/æŋˈksz/
Named after
Anchises (Greek mythology)
1930 UB
Jupiter trojan
Trojan · background
AdjectivesAnchisian
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc87.60 yr (31,997 d)
Aphelion6.0232 AU
Perihelion4.5678 AU
5.2955 AU
Eccentricity0.1374
12.19 yr (4,451 d)
184.44°
0° 4m 51.24s / day
Inclination6.9202°
283.91°
40.496°
Jupiter MOID0.4727 AU
TJupiter2.9670
Physical characteristics
Dimensions170 km × 121 km × 121 km
Mean diameter
99.55±0.85 km
120.49±2.91 km
126.27±10.7 km
136±18 km
11.595±0.002 h
11.596±0.005 h
11.60 h
0.0308±0.006
0.035±0.002
0.050±0.009
P (Tholen)
D (Barucci)
U–B = 0.266±080
B–V = 0.770±0.050
V–R = 0.450±0.030
V–I = 0.950±0.026
8.89
9.14±0.31
9.35
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