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12973 Melanthios (1973 SY1)
Classification: Jupiter Trojan          SPK-ID: 2012973
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 28 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .05871268159585226 6.155e-08  
a 5.118209393881498 8.9596e-08 au
q 4.817705595397634 3.7164e-07 au
i 5.74550380593469 6.811e-06 deg
node 358.1351892379408 3.6253e-05 deg
peri 37.26073290890502 5.7943e-05 deg
M 332.5701179607642 4.4816e-05 deg
tp 2459522.752978721937
(2021-Nov-04.25297872)		 0.00052691 TDB
period 4229.368255173479
11.58		 0.00011106
3.041e-07		 d
yr
n .08511909540145579 2.2351e-09 deg/d
Q 5.418713192365363 9.4857e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1414  
   data-arc span      17313 days (47.40 yr)  
   first obs. used      1973-09-19  
   last obs. used      2021-02-12  
   planetary ephem.      DE441  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .51076  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Apr-12 23:40:13  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 3.82511 au 
 Jupiter MOID = .0648402 au 
 T_jup = 2.987 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 11.50   n/a MPCxxxxx  

12973 Melanthios           Discovered 1973 Sept. 19 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
Melanthios was a goat herder of Odysseus. He mocked Odysseus when the latter came to Eumaios disguised as a beggar. Later Odysseus killed him.
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Reference: 20000523/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2013-03-29

Alternate Designations
 1973 SY1 = 1996 SY7 = 1998 VO21 
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