+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   11552 Boucolion (1993 BD4) Classification: Jupiter Trojan          SPK-ID: 2011552 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB Reference: JPL 35 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1524282711356019 4.0231e-08   a 5.270689304662684 8.5911e-08 au q 4.467287246260044 2.5836e-07 au i 14.67880204708042 3.7392e-06 deg node 138.3628259893167 1.7933e-05 deg peri 182.1790928274071 2.4925e-05 deg M 285.7374577445681 2.021e-05 deg tp 2459912.231296878141 (2022-Nov-28.73129688) 0.00025657 TDB period 4419.768794706501 12.10 0.00010806 2.959e-07 d yr n .08145222447634982 1.9915e-09 deg/d Q 6.074091363065325 9.9006e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      2163      data-arc span      10050 days (27.52 yr)      first obs. used      1993-01-27      last obs. used      2020-08-03      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .45847      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Aug-25 00:25:48   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 3.45453 au   Jupiter MOID = .564098 au   T_jup = 2.912  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 10.1   n/a MPO358742   diameter diameter 51.136 km 0.521 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[jupiter_trojans] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...759...49G)   rotation period rot_per 32.44 h n/a LCDB (Rev. 2019-August); Warner et al., 2009 Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so. Published Reference List: [Stephens, R.D.; Coley, D.R.; French, L.M. (2015) Minor Planet Bull. 42, 216-224.] geometric albedo albedo 0.062   0.007 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[jupiter_trojans] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...759...49G)   11552 Boucolion           Discovered 1993 Jan. 27 by E. W. Elst at Caussols. Boucolion was the father of Pedasos and Aesopos. Both sons died near the Scamander river. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20030106/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2003-10-02 Alternate Designations  1993 BD4 = 1975 NP1 = 1994 CE20  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2020-Oct-19 21:11 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin