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2363 Cebriones

2363 Cebriones
Discovery
Discovery site Purple Mountain Observatory
Discovery date 4 October 1977
Designations
MPC designation 2363
Named after
Kebriones
1977 TJ3
Jupiter Trojan
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 62.57 yr (22852 days)
Aphelion 5.3827 AU (805.24 Gm)
Perihelion 5.0150 AU (750.23 Gm)
5.19885 AU (777.737 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.035368
11.85 yr (4329.71 d)
211.004°
0° 4m 59.326s / day
Inclination 32.134°
211.755°
56.541°
Earth MOID 4.05937 AU (607.273 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 0.333156 AU (49.8394 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 2.693
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 81.84 kilometres (50.85 mi) ± 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi)
Mean diameter
Mean radius
40.92 ± 2.55 km
20.081 ± 0.001 hours
0.0599 ± 0.008
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2363 Cebriones (1977 TJ3) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 4, 1977 at Purple Mountain Observatory. This asteroid is named for Cebriones the charioteer of Hector.

Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1994 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 20.05 ± 0.04 hours with a brightness variation of 0.22 ± 0.01 magnitude.



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