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Asteroid 884 Priamus


Names after Priam (Greek Priamos), the king of Troy during the Trojan War, and youngest son of Laomedon.

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Alternate designation1917 CQ
ClassificationJupiter Trojan
Notesorbits in Jupiter's trailing Lagrangian point, L5 (the 'Trojan node')

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2453800,5
Semi major axis5,1620 AU
Period [Julian yrs]11,728 Julian years
Inclination8,927 °
Eccentricity0,1212
Lon. of ascending node301,644 °
Argument of perihelion333,994 °
Passage of perihelion2009-Oct-06.826461
Aphelion distance5,7875 AU
Mean anomaly249,842 °

Physical Data
Absolute magnitude (H)8,81
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,718
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererMax Wolf
Discovered1917-09-22

Data File
Data File Name884_Priamus.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00