Discovered by Reinmuth, K. MPC designation 1173 Minor planet category Jupiter Trojan Discovered 17 October 1930 Spectral type P-type asteroid Named after Anchises | Discovery date 17 October 1930 Alternative names 1930 UB Observation arc 85.48 yr (31221 days) Orbits Sun Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 911 Agamemnon, Jupiter trojan, 617 Patroclus, 588 Achilles, Solar System | ||
1173 Anchises, provisionally designated "1930 UB", is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 17, 1930, by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Overview
Up to the year 2200, its closest approach to any major planet will be on February 3, 2120, when it will still be 2.669 AU (399,300,000 km; 248,100,000 mi) from Jupiter.
With an IRAS diameter of 126 km, Anchises is about the 7th largest Jupiter Trojan known. It is a dark P-type asteroid.
References
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