3793 Leonteus

3793 Leonteus
Discovery [1]
Discovered by C. Shoemaker
E. Shoemaker [lower-alpha 1]
Discovery site Palomar Obs.
Discovery date 11 October 1985
Designations
MPC designation 3793 Leonteus
Named after
 Leonteus
(Greek mythology)[2]
1985 TE3 · 1951 WT1
1961 TB · 1973 UJ3
1978 GO · 1980 KX1
1986 XO
Jupiter trojan [3]
(Greek camp)
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 54.40 yr (19,869 days)     
Aphelion 5.6804 AU
Perihelion 4.7433 AU
5.2119 AU
Eccentricity 0.0899
11.90 yr (4,346 days)
128.30°
0° 4m 58.08s / day
Inclination 20.907°
200.53°
263.15°
Jupiter MOID 0.1239 AU
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 2.861
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 86.26±7.9 km (IRAS:14)[1]
87.58±2.53 km[4]
112.05±1.85 km[5]
86.38 km (derived)[3]
5.6225±0.0005 h[6]
11.22±0.01 h[7]
5.618±0.002 h[6]
5.608±0.01 h[8]
0.0717±0.015 (IRAS:14)[1]
0.070±0.004[4]
0.042±0.005[5]
0.0784 (derived)[3]
C [3]
8.7[1][3]
8.8[4][5]

    3793 Leonteus, provisional designation 1985 TE3, is a carbonaceous Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, about 86 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker[lower-alpha 1] at the U.S Palomar Observatory, California, on 11 October 1985.[9]

    The dark C-type asteroid is orbiting in the leading Greek camp at Jupiter's L4 Lagrangian point, 60° ahead of its orbit (see Trojans in astronomy). It orbits the Sun at a distance of 4.7–5.7 AU once every 11 years and 11 months (4,346 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.09 and an inclination of 21° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]

    Several photometric light-curve observations have been performed. The best rated analysis by Stefano Mottola at the DLR Institute of Planetary Research in 1994, gave a rotation period of 5.6225±0.0005 hours with a brightness brightness variation of 0.24±0.01 magnitude (U=2+).[6] Other analysis gave similar results.[6][8] In addition, an ambiguous light-curve by Robert Stevens at the U.S. Center for Solar System Studies (CS3), California, also rendered an alternative solution of 11.22±0.01 hours, or twice a long as all other periods measured (U=2).[7]

    According to the space-based surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS, and the Japanese Akari satellite, the asteroid measures 86.3 and 87.6 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.072 of 0.070, respectively.[1][4] NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, however, finds a lower albedo of 0.042 and hence a much larger diameter of 112.1 kilometers.[5] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) derives an albedo of 0.0784 and a diameter of 86.4 kilometer, in line with the 14 observations made by IRAS.[3]

    The minor planet was named from Greek mythology after Leonteus, a hero of the Trojan War, who attempted to win a competition among the Greek warriors to see who could throw an iron meteorite the farthest. However, he lost the game to his associate, Polypoites, after whom the minor planet 3709 Polypoites is named.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 American astronomer Eugene Shoemaker, husband of Carolyn S. Shoemaker, is not credited with the discovery of this Trojan asteroid by the Minor Planet Center (MPC). He is, however, credited as a discoverer in the DISCOVERY.DB used on JPL's Small-Body Database Browser, which was last updated on 29 August 2003.
    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3793 Leonteus (1985 TE3)" (2016-02-27 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved March 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3793) Leonteus. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 321. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved March 2016.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LCDB Data for (3793) Leonteus". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved March 2016.
    4. 1 2 3 4 Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi; et al. (October 2011). "Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 63 (5): 1117–1138. Bibcode:2011PASJ...63.1117U. doi:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117. Retrieved March 2016.
    5. 1 2 3 4 Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified Asteroids: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal 741 (2): 25. arXiv:1109.6407. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Retrieved March 2016.
    6. 1 2 3 4 Mottola, Stefano; Di Martino, Mario; Erikson, Anders; Gonano-Beurer, Maria; Carbognani, Albino; Carsenty, Uri; et al. (May 2011). "Rotational Properties of Jupiter Trojans. I. Light Curves of 80 Objects". The Astronomical Journal 141 (5): 32. Bibcode:2011AJ....141..170M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/141/5/170. Retrieved March 2016.
    7. 1 2 Stephens, Robert D. (April 2010). "Trojan Asteroids Observed from GMARS and Santana Observatories: 2009 October - December". The Minor Planet Bulletin 37 (2): 47–48. Bibcode:2010MPBu...37...47S. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved March 2016.
    8. 1 2 Stephens, Robert D.; Coley, Daniel, R.; French, Linda M. (January 2016). "Large L5 Jovian Trojan Asteroid Lightcurves from the Center for Solar System Studies". The Minor Planet Bulletin 43 (1): 15–22. Bibcode:2016MPBu...43...15S. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved March 2016.
    9. ↑ "3793 Leonteus (1985 TE3)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved March 2016.

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