9694 Lycomedes
Shape model of Lycomedes from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. J. van Houten I. van Houten-G. T. Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 26 September 1960 |
| Designations | |
| (9694) Lycomedes | |
| Pronunciation | /lɪkəˈmiːdiːz/ |
Named after | Lycomedes (Greek mythology) |
| 6581 P-L · 1990 DY1 | |
| Jupiter trojan Greek · background | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 57.65 yr (21,058 d) |
| Aphelion | 5.2852 AU |
| Perihelion | 4.9135 AU |
| 5.0993 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0364 |
| 11.52 yr (4,206 d) | |
| 226.07° | |
| 0° 5m 8.16s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.9436° |
| 350.07° | |
| 53.908° | |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.019 AU |
| TJupiter | 2.9920 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 31.74±0.24 km 40.33 km (calculated) | |
| 18.2±0.1 h | |
| 0.057 (assumed) 0.101±0.010 | |
| C (assumed) | |
| 10.60 10.7 | |
9694 Lycomedes /lɪkəˈmiːdiːz/ is a Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 32 kilometers (20 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during the Palomar–Leiden survey at the Palomar Observatory in 1960 and later named after Lycomedes from Greek mythology. The dark Jovian asteroid is likely elongated in shape and has a rotation period of 18.2 hours.