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[edit]
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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