2797 Teucer
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Stn. |
| Discovery date | 4 June 1981 |
| Designations | |
| (2797) Teucer | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtjuːsər/ |
Named after | Teucer (Greek mythology) |
| 1981 LK · 1940 YG 1975 VA1 · 1975 XQ2 1978 EQ | |
| Jupiter trojan Greek · background | |
| Adjectives | Teucerian (Teucrian) |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 77.40 yr (28,272 d) |
| Aphelion | 5.5519 AU |
| Perihelion | 4.6574 AU |
| 5.1046 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0876 |
| 11.53 yr (4,213 d) | |
| 173.90° | |
| 0° 5m 7.8s / day | |
| Inclination | 22.391° |
| 69.934° | |
| 49.042° | |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.0174 AU |
| TJupiter | 2.8440 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 114.0 km × 114 km (occ.) |
| 89.43±0.75 km 111.14±4.1 km 113.99±2.78 km | |
| 10.145±0.001 h | |
| 0.059±0.003 0.0624±0.005 0.073±0.007 | |
| D (Pan-STARRS) D (SDSS-MOC) V–I = 0.920±0.045 | |
| 8.40 8.7 | |
2797 Teucer /ˈtjuːsər/ is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 110 kilometers (68 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 4 June 1981, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, in the United States. The dark D-type asteroid belongs to the 20 largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 10.15 hours. It was named after the Greek hero and great archer, Teucer.