588 Achilles
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| 588 Achilles | |
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| 588 Achilles from Trojans.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 588 Achilles |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2009.46064339 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 778417560353.55 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.147639983348638 |
| Inclination (i) | 10.320571817276° (0.1801279589 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 316.596696353196° (5.5256547523 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 88.9409776078768° (1.5523128992 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 28.8973298203587° (0.5043535504 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 67740 m |
| Mass | 2.6×1018 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 57600 seconds (16.0 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from 588 Achilles.cfg (Trojans.zip) |
588 Achilles (1906 TG) is a large Jupiter Trojan asteroid of the Greek camp (whose orbits lie in the L4 point 60° ahead of Jupiter. It was discovered by Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in February 1906 and was named after Achilles a hero in Homer's Iliad.
588 Achilles in Orbiter
Achilles was introduced to orbiter with the release of Trojans.zip add-on in June 2009.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trojan Asteroids v1.01 | O-F Resources | v1.01 | sputnik | Scenery | 27 June 2009 | ||
See also
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588 Achilles from Trojans.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 -
588 Achilles modelled from its light curve
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