3708 Socus
3708 Socus (provisional designation: 1974 FV1) is a large Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp, approximately 77 kilometers (48 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 21 March 1974, by staff members of the Cerro El Roble Observatory owned and operated by the Department of Astronomy of the University of Chile. The assumed C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 6.55 hours. It was named after Socus, a hero from Greek mythology, who was killed in battle by Odysseus.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | University of Chile |
| Discovery site | Cerro El Roble Stn. |
| Discovery date | 21 March 1974 |
| Designations | |
| (3708) Socus | |
Named after | Socus (Greek mythology) |
| 1974 FV1 · 1930 XF 1953 SG · 1965 TA 1974 HN3 · 1975 NQ | |
| Jupiter trojan Trojan · background | |
| Adjectives | Socian |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 87.49 year (31,954 d) |
| Aphelion | 6.0402 AU |
| Perihelion | 4.3949 AU |
| 5.2176 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1577 |
| 11.92 yr (4,353 d) | |
| 176.54° | |
| 0° 4m 57.72s / day | |
| Inclination | 13.367° |
| 291.17° | |
| 57.703° | |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.2924 AU |
| TJupiter | 2.9210 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 75.66±0.81 km 76.75±2.93 km 79.59±4.5 km |
| 6.520±0.003 h 6.55±0.01 h 6.553±0.008 h | |
| 0.0531±0.007 0.059±0.004 0.059±0.005 | |
| C (assumed) B–V = 0.720±0.060 V–R = 0.490±0.040 V–I = 0.980±0.031 | |
| 9.30 9.48±0.32 | |
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