617 Patroclus

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617 Petroclus
617Patroclus-Trojanszip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg
617 Petroclus from Trojans.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name 617 Petroclus
Reference body Sun
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2009.46064339
Semimajor axis (a) 778417560353.55 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.1395242409075892
Inclination (i) 22.0468058769034°
(0.3847893521 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 44.3517600541835°
(0.7740842420 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 351.799701287534°
(6.1400630950 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 257.848801431457°
(4.5003105573 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 70500 m
Mass 1.3×1018 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 46600 seconds (12.944 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from 617 Patroclus.cfg (Trojans.zip)

617 Patroclus (1906 VY, 1941 XC, 1962 NB) is a large binary Jupiter Trojan asteroid of the Greek camp (whose orbits lie in the L4 point 60° behind of Jupiter. It was discovered by August Kopff at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in October 1906 and was named after a Greek hero of the Trojan War and was a character in the Iliad. It is the only trojan in the Trojan camp named for a greek figure. Patroclus is one of the five trojans that is a target of the Lucy mission.

617 Patroclus in Orbiter[edit]

617 Patroclus was introduced to orbiter with the release of Trojans.zip add-on in June 2009, and is modeled as a contact binary in Trojans.zip.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include 617 Patroclus
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

See also[edit]

617 Patroclus at Wikipedia

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