[en] | 11395 Iphinous

11395 Iphinous (provisional designation 1998 XN77) is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp approximately 66 kilometers (41 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 15 December 1998, by astronomers with the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at the Lincoln Laboratory’s Experimental Test Site near Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States.[1] The dark asteroid has a rotation period of 17.4 hours and possibly a spherical shape.[4] The body is one of the 50 largest Jupiter trojans.[1] It was named from Greek mythology after the Achaean soldier Iphinous who was killed by Glaucus in the Trojan War.[2]

11395 Iphinous
Discovery[1]
Discovered byLINEAR
Discovery siteLincoln Lab’s ETS
Discovery date15 December 1998
Designations
(11395) Iphinous
Named after
Iphinous
(Greek mythology)[2]
1998 XN77 · 1992 GF3
Jupiter trojan[1][3][4]
Greek[5][6] · background[6]
AdjectivesIphinoian
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc26.63 yr (9,727 d)
Aphelion5.5632 AU
Perihelion4.8590 AU
5.2111 AU
Eccentricity0.0676
11.90 yr (4,345 d)
316.51°
0° 4m 58.44s / day
Inclination24.141°
213.24°
118.07°
Jupiter MOID0.0684 AU
TJupiter2.8210
Physical characteristics
64.51 km (derived)[4]
64.71±3.1 km[7]
67.78±1.84 km[8]
68.98±1.12 km[9]
13.696±0.06 h[10]
13.70±0.06 h (poor)[10]
17.383±0.005 h[11][a]
17.44±0.01 h[12][a]
17.89±0.005 h (poor)[11][a]
0.045±0.007[9]
0.0510 (derived)[4]
0.061±0.004[8]
0669±0.007[7]
C (assumed)[4]
9.50[7][8]
9.8[1][3][4][9]

Orbit and classification

Iphinous is a Jovian asteroid orbiting in the leading Greek camp at Jupiter’s L4 Lagrangian point, 60° ahead of the Gas Giant’s orbit in a 1:1 resonance (see Trojans in astronomy). It is also a non-family asteroid in the Jovian background population.[6][13] The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 4.9–5.6 AU once every 11 years and 11 months (4,345 days; semi-major axis of 5.21 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of 24° with respect to the ecliptic.[3]

The body’s observation arc begins with a precovery taken at the Siding Spring Observatory in February 1991, nearly 8 years prior to its official discovery observation at Socorro.[1]

Naming

This minor planet was numbered on 31 August 1999 (M.P.C. 35589).[14] On 14 May 2021, the object was named by the Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN) after Iphinous from Greek mythology. An Achaean soldier who participated in the Trojan War, Iphinous was killed by Glaucus in hand-to-hand combat during the siege of Troy.[2]

Physical characteristics

Iphinous is a generically assumed C-type asteroid.[4] Many if not most Jupiter trojans show an even darker D or P-type spectrum.

Rotation period

In 2009 and 2010, two fragmentary lightcurves of Iphinous were obtained from photometric observations by Stefano Mottola at the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain. Lightcurve analysis gave a tentative rotation period of 13.696 and 13.70 hours with a brightness variation of 0.14 and 0.06 magnitude, respectively (U=2-/1+).[10]

During 2015–2017, three additional photometric observation were made at the Californian Center for Solar System Studies by Robert Stephens, Daniel Coley and Brian Warner in collaboration with Linda French from Illinois Wesleyan University. The two best-rated lightcurves gave a period of 17.383 and 17.44 with an amplitude of 0.08 and 0.11 magnitude, respectively, indicating that the body has a nearly spherical shape (U=3-/3-).[11][12][a]

Diameter and albedo

According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite, the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, and the NEOWISE mission of NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Iphinous measures between 64.71 and 68.98 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.045 and 0.067.[7][8][9]

The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.0510 and a diameter of 64.51 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 9.8.[4]

100+ largest Jupiter trojans
Largest Jupiter Trojans by survey(A)
(mean-diameter in kilometers; YoD: Year of Discovery)
DesignationHWISEIRASAkariLnRPV–IYoDRef
624 Hektor7.2225233230.99L46.920.9301907list
617 Patroclus8.19140.362140.92140.85L5102.800.8301906list
911 Agamemnon7.89131.038166.66185.30L46.590.9801919list
588 Achilles8.67130.099135.47133.22L47.310.9401906list
3451 Mentor8.4126.288116.30117.91L57.700.7701984list
3317 Paris8.3118.790116.26120.45L57.090.9501984list
1867 Deiphobus8.3118.220122.67131.31L558.660.9301971list
1172 Äneas8.33118.020142.82148.66L58.710.9501930list
1437 Diomedes8.3117.786164.31172.60L424.490.8101937list
1143 Odysseus7.93114.624125.64130.81L410.110.8601930list
2241 Alcathous8.64113.682114.63118.87L57.690.9401979list
659 Nestor8.99112.320108.87107.06L415.980.7901908list
3793 Leonteus8.7112.04686.2687.58L45.620.7801985list
3063 Makhaon8.4111.655116.14114.34L48.640.8301983list
1583 Antilochus8.6108.842101.62111.69L431.540.9501950list
884 Priamus8.81101.09396.29119.99L56.860.9001917list
1208 Troilus8.99100.477103.34111.36L556.170.7401931list
1173 Anchises8.8999.549126.27120.49L511.600.7801930list
2207 Antenor8.8997.65885.1191.32L57.970.9501977list
2363 Cebriones9.1195.97681.8484.61L520.050.9101977list
4063 Euforbo8.795.619102.46106.38L48.850.9501989list
2357 Phereclos8.9494.62594.9098.45L514.390.9601981list
4709 Ennomos8.591.43380.8580.03L512.280.6901988list
2797 Teucer8.789.430111.14113.99L410.150.9201981list
2920 Automedon8.888.574111.01113.11L410.210.9501981list
15436 Dexius9.187.64685.7178.63L48.970.8701998list
3596 Meriones9.287.38075.0973.28L412.960.8301985list
2893 Peiroos9.2386.88487.4686.76L58.960.9501975list
4086 Podalirius9.185.49586.8985.98L410.430.8701985list
4060 Deipylos9.384.04379.2186.79L49.300.7601987list
1404 Ajax9.383.99081.6996.34L429.380.9601936list
4348 Poulydamas9.582.03270.0887.51L59.910.8401988list
5144 Achates9.080.95891.9189.85L55.960.9201991list
4833 Meges8.980.16587.3389.39L414.250.9401989list
2223 Sarpedon9.4177.48094.63108.21L522.740.8801977list
4489 Dracius9.076.59592.9395.02L412.580.9501988list
2260 Neoptolemus9.3176.43571.6581.28L48.180.9501975list
5254 Ulysses9.276.14778.3480.00L428.720.9701986list
3708 Socus9.375.66179.5976.75L56.550.9801974list
2674 Pandarus9.174.26798.10101.72L58.481.0001982list
3564 Talthybius9.473.73068.9274.11L440.590.9001985list
4834 Thoas9.172.33186.8296.21L418.190.9501989list
7641 Cteatus9.471.83968.9775.28L427.770.9801986list
3540 Protesilaos9.370.22576.8487.66L48.950.9401973list
11395 Iphinous9.868.97764.7167.78L417.381998list
4035 Thestor9.668.73368.2366.99L413.470.9701986list
5264 Telephus9.468.47273.2681.38L49.530.9701991list
1868 Thersites9.568.16370.0878.89L410.480.9601960list
9799 Thronium9.668.03364.8772.42L421.520.9101996list
4068 Menestheus9.567.62562.3768.46L414.400.9501973list
23135 Pheidas9.966.23058.2968.50L48.690.8602000list
2456 Palamedes9.365.91691.6699.60L47.240.9201966list
3709 Polypoites9.165.29799.0985.23L410.041.0001985list
1749 Telamon9.564.89881.0669.14L416.980.9701949list
3548 Eurybates9.663.88572.1468.40L48.710.7301973list
4543 Phoinix9.763.83662.7969.54L438.871.2001989list
12444 Prothoon9.863.83564.3162.41L515.821996list
4836 Medon9.563.27767.7378.70L49.820.9201989list
16070 Charops9.763.19164.1368.98L520.240.9601999list
15440 Eioneus9.662.51966.4871.88L421.430.9701998list
4715 Medesicaste9.762.09763.9165.93L58.810.8501989list
34746 Thoon9.861.68460.5163.63L519.630.9502001list
38050 Bias9.861.60361.0450.44L418.850.9901998list
5130 Ilioneus9.760.71159.4052.49L514.770.9601989list
5027 Androgeos9.659.78657.86n.a.L411.380.9101988list
6090 Aulis9.459.56874.5381.92L418.480.9801989list
5648 Axius9.759.29563.91n.a.L537.560.9001990list
7119 Hiera9.759.15076.4077.29L44000.9501989list
4805 Asteropaios10.057.64753.1643.44L512.371990list
16974 Iphthime9.857.34155.4357.15L478.90.9601998list
4867 Polites9.857.25158.2964.29L511.241.0101989list
2895 Memnon10.056.70655.67n.a.L57.500.7101981list
4708 Polydoros9.954.96455.67n.a.L57.520.9601988list
(21601) 1998 XO8910.054.90955.6756.08L412.650.9701998list
12929 Periboea9.954.07761.0455.34L59.270.8801999list
17492 Hippasos10.053.97555.67n.a.L517.751991list
5652 Amphimachus10.153.92153.1652.48L48.371.0501992list
2759 Idomeneus9.953.67661.0152.55L432.380.9101980list
5258 Rhoeo10.253.27550.77n.a.L419.851.0101989list
(12126) 1999 RM1110.153.202n.a.n.a.L5n.a.?1999list
(15502) 1999 NV2710.053.10055.6750.86L515.130.8751999list
4754 Panthoos10.053.02553.1556.96L527.681977list
4832 Palinurus10.052.05853.16n.a.L55.321.0001988list
5126 Achaemenides10.551.92244.2248.57L453.021989list
3240 Laocoon10.251.69550.77n.a.L511.310.8801978list
4902 Thessandrus9.851.26361.0471.79L47380.9601989list
11552 Boucolion10.151.13653.1653.91L532.441993list
(20729) 1999 XS14310.450.96146.30n.a.L45.721.0001999list
6545 Leitus10.150.95153.16n.a.L416.260.9101986list
4792 Lykaon10.150.87053.16n.a.L540.090.9601988list
21900 Orus10.050.81055.6753.87L413.450.9501999list
1873 Agenor10.150.79953.7654.38L520.601971list
5028 Halaesus10.250.77050.77n.a.L424.940.9001988list
2146 Stentor9.950.75558.29n.a.L416.401976list
4722 Agelaos10.050.37853.1659.47L518.440.9101977list
5284 Orsilocus10.150.15953.16n.a.L410.310.9701989list
11509 Thersilochos10.149.96053.1656.23L517.371990list
5285 Krethon10.149.60658.5352.61L412.041.0901989list
4791 Iphidamas10.149.52857.8559.96L59.701.0301988list
9023 Mnesthus10.149.15150.7760.80L530.661988list
5283 Pyrrhus9.748.35664.5869.93L47.320.9501989list
4946 Askalaphus10.248.20952.7166.10L422.730.9401988list
(22149) 2000 WD4910.248.19050.7750.37L47.841.0902000list
(32496) 2000 WX18210.248.01750.7751.63L523.340.9502000list
5120 Bitias10.247.98750.77n.a.L515.210.7801988list
12714 Alkimos10.147.81961.0454.62L428.481991list
7352 Hypsenor9.947.73155.67 47.07L56480.8501994list
1870 Glaukos10.647.64942.23n.a.L55.991971list
4138 Kalchas10.146.46253.1661.04L429.20.8101973list
(23958) 1998 VD3010.246.00150.7747.91L45620.9901998list
4828 Misenus10.445.95446.30 43.22L512.870.9201988list
4057 Demophon10.145.68353.16n.a.L429.821.0601985list
4501 Eurypylos10.445.52446.30n.a.L46.051989list
4007 Euryalos10.345.51548.4853.89L46.391973list
5259 Epeigeus10.344.74142.5944.42L418.421989list
30705 Idaios10.444.54646.30n.a.L515.741977list
16560 Daitor10.743.86151.4243.38L51991list
(15977) 1998 MA1110.443.53046.3051.53L52500.9061998list
7543 Prylis10.642.89342.23n.a.L417.801973list
4827 Dares10.542.77044.22n.a.L519.001988list
1647 Menelaus10.542.71644.22n.a.L417.740.8661957list
(A) Used sources: WISE/NEOWISE catalog (NEOWISE_DIAM_V1 PDS, Grav, 2012); IRAS data (SIMPS v.6 catalog); and Akari catalog (Usui, 2011); RP: rotation period and V–I (color index) taken from the LCDB

Note: missing data was completed with figures from the JPL SBDB (query) and from the LCDB (query form) for the WISE/NEOWISE and SIMPS catalogs, respectively. These figures are given in italics. Also, listing is incomplete above #100.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Three lightcurve plots of (11395) Iphinous by Robert Stephens and collaborators at the Center for Solar System Studies (U81) in Landers, California. Plots from 2015 (poor), 2016 and 2017. Summary figures at the LCDB.

References

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