- 2241 Alcathous
Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = Alcathous
symbol =
caption =
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =Kowal, C.
discovery_site = Palomar
discovered =November 22 ,1979
designations = yes
mp_name = 2241
alt_names = 1979 WM
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch =May 14 ,2008
aphelion = 5.5492071
perihelion = 4.8560133
semimajor =
eccentricity = 0.0666198
period = 4334.4140071
avg_speed =
inclination = 16.60707
asc_node = 267.98217
mean_anomaly = 13.77955
arg_peri = 291.81199
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo = 0.0471
temperatures=
temp_name1 =
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 =
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 8.642241 Alcathous (1979 WM) is a
Jupiter Trojan discovered onNovember 22 ,1979 byKowal, C. at Palomar.External links
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2241+Alcathous JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 2241 Alcathous]
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