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5254 Ulysses

5254 Ulysses

Asteroid
5254 Ulysses is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 78 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 November 1986, by Belgian astronomer Eric Elst at the Haute-Provence Observatory in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire near... Wikipedia
Discovered: November 7, 1986
Orbits: Sun
Jupiter MOID: 0.4529 AU
Minor planet category: Jupiter trojan; Greek · background
Named after: Ulysses; (latinized name of Odysseus)
Orbital period (sidereal): 11.98 yr (4,377 d)
Synodic rotation period: 28.72±0.08 h; 28.784±0.0376 h