4086 Podalirius
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. V. Zhuravleva |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Obs. |
| Discovery date | 9 November 1985 |
| Designations | |
| (4086) Podalirius | |
| Pronunciation | /pɒdəˈlɪriəs/ |
Named after | Podalirius (Greek mythology) |
| 1985 VK2 · 1951 XE1 | |
| Jupiter trojan Greek · background | |
| Adjectives | Podalirian |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 62.02 yr (22,651 d) |
| Aphelion | 5.8930 AU |
| Perihelion | 4.6258 AU |
| 5.2594 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1205 |
| 12.06 yr (4,406 d) | |
| 254.54° | |
| 0° 4m 54.12s / day | |
| Inclination | 21.697° |
| 54.962° | |
| 356.77° | |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.3803 AU |
| TJupiter | 2.8440 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 85.49±0.41 km 85.98±2.73 km 86.89±9.4 km | |
| 10.43±0.04 h 10.436±0.0257 h 14.51±0.01 h | |
| 0.050±0.007 0.0536±0.014 0.056±0.004 | |
| C (assume) V–I = 0.870±0.056 | |
| 8.886±0.002 (R) 9.09±0.43 9.10 9.2 | |
4086 Podalirius /pɒdəˈlɪriəs/ is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 86 kilometers (53 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 9 November 1985, by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnij, on the Crimean peninsula. The assumed C-type asteroid belongs to the 40 largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 10.43 hours. It was named after the legendary healer Podalirius from Greek mythology.