659 Nestor
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| 659 Nestor | |
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| 659 Nestor from Trojans.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 659 Nestor |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2009.46064339 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 778417560353.55 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.1159812203562814 |
| Inclination (i) | 4.52094950049324° (0.0789054541 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 350.86468222558° (6.1237439338 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 333.085997714023° (5.8134473524 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 14.0461501186595° (0.2451515668 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 50000 m |
| Mass | 1.6×1018 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 54360 seconds (15.1 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from 659 Nestor.cfg (Trojans.zip) |
659 Nestor (1908 CS, A914 WF) 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 Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in February 1906 and was named after Nestor, King of Pylos in Greek mythology.
659 Nestor in Orbiter
659 Nestor 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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