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228110 Eudorus (2008 TC9)
Classification: Jupiter Trojan          SPK-ID: 2228110
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO257970 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.0346323 n/a  
a 5.2961365 n/a AU
q 5.1127191 n/a AU
i 1.47033 n/a deg
node 73.62626 n/a deg
peri 324.57310 n/a deg
M 131.79575 n/a deg
tp 2454770.6933374
(2008-Oct-31.19333740)
n/a JED
period 4451.8157720
12.19
n/a
n/a
d
yr
n 0.08086588 n/a deg/d
Q 5.4795539 n/a AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      137  
   first obs. used      2001-??-??  
   last obs. used      2013-03-13  
   # oppositions      10  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.41  
   data source      MPC:mpu  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 2.998 
 MPC Jupiter Trojan 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.7 mag n/a MPO257970  

228110 Eudorus           Discovered 2008 Oct. 7 by L. A. Molnar at the Calvin-Rehoboth Observatory.
Eudorus ("Good Gift") was one of the captains of Achilles' fierce Myrmidon troops. He was an excellent runner and quick in battle, taking after his father Hermes. His unwed mother, Polymele, had to give him up when she married. His grandfather Phylas raised him, "loving him dearly, as he had been his own son".
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Reference: 20100330/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2010-04-05
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