1868 Thersites
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| 1868 Thersites from Trojans.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 1868 Thersites |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2009.46064339 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 778417560353.55 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.1102448 |
| Inclination (i) | 16.7604899972736° (0.2925257347 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 197.829299999105° (3.4527726419 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 7.3761300025709° (0.1287377546 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 27.3653900004394° (0.4776161566 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 57500 m |
| Mass | 3.4×1017 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 44915.6 seconds (12.4766 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from 1868 Thersites.cfg (Trojans.zip) |
1868 Thersites (1972 RB2, 2008 P-L) is a large Jupiter Trojan asteroid of the Greek camp (whose orbits lie in the L4 point 60° ahead of Jupiter. It was discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten at the Palomar Observatory in September 1960 and was named after Thersites from Greek mythology.
1868 Thersites in Orbiter
1868 Thersites was introduced to orbiter with the release of Trojans.zip add-on in June 2009.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trojan Asteroids v1.01 | O-F Resources | v1.01 | sputnik | Scenery | 27 June 2009 | ||
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588 Achilles from Trojans.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
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