2759 Idomeneus

Infobox Planet | minorplanet = yes | width = 25em | bgcolour = #FFFFC0
name=2759 Idomeneus
discovery=yes
discovery_ref= [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html]
discoverer=Edward L. G. Bowell
discovered=April 14, 1980
designations = yes
alt_names=1980 GC
mp_category=Jupiter Trojan
orbit_ref= [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html]
epoch=February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
semimajor=773.850 Gm (5.173 AU)
perihelion=723.286 Gm (4.835 AU)
aphelion=824.413 Gm (5.511 AU)
eccentricity=0.065
period=4297.296 d (11.77 a)
inclination=21.962°
asc_node=171.241°
arg_perihelion=8.398°
mean_anomaly=168.102°
avg_speed=13.08 km/s
physical_characteristics=yes
dimensions=61.0 km
mass=2.4e|17 kg
density=2.0 g/cm³
surface_grav=0.0170 m/s²
escape_velocity=0.0322 km/s
sidereal_day=? d
axial_tilt=?° | pole_ecliptic_lat=? | pole_ecliptic_lon=?
spectral_type=?
abs_magnitude=9.8
albedo=0.10
single_temperature=~122 K

2759 Idomeneus is a Jupiter trojan asteroid that orbits in the L₄ Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system, in the "Greek Camp" of Trojan asteroids. It was named after the Greek hero Idomeneus, who fought during the Trojan War. It was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory on April 14, 1980.

External links

* [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.txt Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets]
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2759;orb=1 Orbital simulation] from JPL (Java) / [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi?find_body=1&body_group=sb&sstr=2759 Ephemeris]