Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Alternative names 1930 UA Observation arc 85.49 yr (31227 days) Discovered 17 October 1930 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | Discovery date 17 October 1930 Minor planet category Jupiter Trojan Orbital period 12 years Orbits Sun Named after Aeneas | |
Aphelion 5.7579 AU (861.37 Gm) (Q) Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 911 Agamemnon, Jupiter trojan, 617 Patroclus, 588 Achilles, 624 Hektor | ||
1172 Äneas is a large 143 km L5 Jupiter Trojan. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl in Heidelberg, Germany, on October 17, 1930. Its provisional designation was 1930 UA. It is named after Aeneas, a mythological Trojan prince.
Based on IRAS data, Äneas is 143 km in diameter and is the 4th largest Jupiter Trojan.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1993 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 8.708 ± 0.009 hours with a brightness variation of 0.27 ± 0.01 magnitude.
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