617 Patroclus (/pəˈtroʊkləs/ pə-TROH-kləs) is a large binary Jupiter trojan asteroid. It is a dark D-type asteroid and a slow rotator, due to the 103-hour...
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admiral St. Patrokli, Soest, Germany Patroclus Hill, a hill on Anvers Island 617 Patroclus, an asteroid Lyssa patroclus, a species of moth in the family Uraniidae...
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(624 Hektor and 617 Patroclus). Hektor, like Achilles, belonged to the L4 swarm ("ahead" of the planet in its orbit), whereas Patroclus was the first asteroid...
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discovered a number of asteroids, including notably the Trojan asteroids 617 Patroclus and 624 Hektor. The lunar crater Kopff is named after him, as is the...
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will visit the binary Trojan 617 Patroclus with its satellite Menoetius in 2033. The mission may end with the Patroclus–Menoetius flyby, but at that point...
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group of citizen astronomers who assisted in detection of the asteroid 617 Patroclus in preparation for NASA's Lucy probe. In February 2022, he stated that...
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named before this naming convention was instituted. Correspondingly, 617 Patroclus is a Greek-named asteroid at the "Trojan" (L5) Lagrangian point. In...
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2006, the Keck Observatory announced that the binary Jupiter trojan 617 Patroclus, and possibly large numbers of other Jupiter trojans, are likely extinct...
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2032 JUICE Flyby of Europa 2 March 2033 Lucy Flyby of binary asteroid 617 Patroclus-Menoetius Target altitude 1000 km December 2034 JUICE Ganymede orbit...
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Patroclus Hill (64°28′S 63°37′W / 64.467°S 63.617°W / -64.467; -63.617) is a rounded, snow-covered hill, 760 m, separated by a low col from the northwest...
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before the convention was adopted: 624 Hektor in the L4 group, and 617 Patroclus in the L5 group. Astronomers estimate that the Jovian trojans are about...
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Sila–Nunam I Ceto I Phorcys Patroclus I Menoetius Lempo I Paha ~20 more moons of TNOs 3 Juno 15760 Albion 5 Astraea 617 Patroclus 42355 Typhon and many others...
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in the main belt are the smaller components of the double asteroids 617 Patroclus and 90 Antiope. It has been estimated that Linus' orbit precesses at...
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asteroids that is "misplaced" in the wrong camp (the other one being 617 Patroclus in the Trojan camp). Hektor is one of the most elongated bodies of its...
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corresponding to participants on the Trojan side of the Trojan War, except for 617 Patroclus, which was named before this naming convention was instituted. Correspondingly...
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(launched 2021) 3548 Eurybates 15094 Polymele 11351 Leucus 21900 Orus 617 Patroclus Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer 2031– orbiter mission (launched 2023) Jupiter...
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trails about 60° behind Jupiter), where it will visit the binary Trojan 617 Patroclus with its satellite Menoetius in 2033. Spaceflight portal 3753 Cruithne...
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2032 JUICE Flyby of Europa 2 March 2033 Lucy Flyby of binary asteroid 617 Patroclus-Menoetius Target altitude 1000 km December 2034 JUICE Ganymede orbit...
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orbit. August Kopff, a colleague of Wolf at Heidelberg, then discovered 617 Patroclus eight months after Achilles, and, in early 1907, he discovered the largest...
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arrive at the L5 Trojan cloud (trails behind Jupiter) to visit the 617 Patroclus−Menoetius binary in 2033. It will also fly by the inner main-belt asteroid...
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Dactyl 243 Ida I Echidna 42355 Typhon I Linus 22 Kalliope I Menoetius 617 Patroclus I Petit-Prince 45 Eugenia I Phorcys 65489 Ceto I Remus 87 Sylvia II...
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Notes 16 Psyche 186 1852 Psyche 2029 Large metallic main-belt asteroid 617 Patroclus-Menoetius 141 1906 Lucy 2033 Binary Jupiter trojan, Trojan camp, 5th-largest...
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Animation of Lucy's trajectory around Sun Lucy · Sun · Earth · 52246 Donaldjohanson · 3548 Eurybates · 21900 Orus · 617 Patroclus...
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Bohemian prophetess) 588 Achilles (Achilles, Greek hero of the Iliad) 617 Patroclus (Patroclus, Greek hero of the Iliad) 624 Hektor (Hector, Trojan hero of the...
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satellite of this Jupiter trojan, (617) Patroclus I Menoetius, was named after Menoetius, father of Patroclus. DMP · 617 618 Elfriede 1906 VZ Unknown origin...
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announcement by the Keck Observatory that the binary Trojan asteroid 617 Patroclus, and possibly large numbers of other Trojan objects in Jupiter's orbit...
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The Keck Observatory announced in 2006 that the binary Jupiter trojan 617 Patroclus, and possibly many other Jupiter trojans, are likely composed of water...
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Animation of Lucy's trajectory around Sun Lucy · Sun · Earth · 52246 Donaldjohanson · 3548 Eurybates · 21900 Orus · 617 Patroclus...
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enroute 15094 Polymele enroute 11351 Leucus enroute 21900 Orus enroute 617 Patroclus enroute Closest approach of Dinkinesh at 425 km (264 mi) at 16:54 UTC...
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Animation of Lucy's trajectory around Sun Lucy · Sun · Earth · 52246 Donaldjohanson · 3548 Eurybates · 21900 Orus · 617 Patroclus...
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