Trojan asteroid · 617
Patroclus
Measurements
- Effective diameter
- 140.362 km
- Semimajor axis
- 5.206 AU
- Orbital period
- 4,338.62 Earth days
Orbit, physical values and uncertainties
- eccentricity
- .1391467916238868 ± 1.2747E-8
- semi-major axis
- 5.205975173988769 au ± 2.6457E-8
- perihelion distance
- 4.481580431254625 au ± 8.2393E-8
- inclination; angle with respect to x-y ecliptic plane
- 22.06359071054631 deg ± 9.1114E-7
- longitude of the ascending node
- 44.34968792774898 deg ± 2.4664E-6
- argument of perihelion
- 308.8377281363527 deg ± 4.4227E-6
- mean anomaly
- 58.67543160284279 deg ± 4.2416E-6
- time of perihelion passage
- 2460493.360075115778 TDB ± 4.9613E-5
- sidereal orbital period
- 4338.619521053271 d ± 3.3074E-5
- mean motion
- .08297570189160172 deg/d ± 6.3253E-10
- aphelion distance
- 5.930369916722912 au ± 3.0138E-8
- absolute magnitude
- 8.22
- diameter
- 140.362 km ± 0.868
- rotation period
- 102.8 h
- geometric albedo
- 0.047 ± 0.003
- B-V
- 0.677 ± 0.013
- U-B
- 0.215 ± 0.045
- Tholen spectral type
- P
Published JPL orbital elements describe their stated epoch; they are not current positions. Small-body diameters can be effective/model-dependent sizes, not spherical shapes. Missing measurements remain unavailable. Pluto’s diameter uses the New Horizons reference rather than an empty SBDB field. Orbital epoch: JD 2461200.5 TDB.
Object reference ↗Missions & milestones
1 launches · 10 connected events
These are target-related flights and every connected programme record in the production catalogue. A connected event may concern another stage or target of the same journey. Launch outcome does not establish arrival or current operation.
Lucy Trojan Asteroids (617) Patroclus & Menoetius Flyby
March 3, 2033 · time to be confirmed
Lucy Earth Flyby
December 25, 2030 · time to be confirmed
Lucy Trojan Asteroid (21900) Orus Flyby
November 11, 2028 · time to be confirmed
Lucy Trojan Asteroid (11351) Leucus Flyby
April 18, 2028 · time to be confirmed
Lucy Trojan Asteroid (15094) Polymele Flyby
September 15, 2027 · time to be confirmed
Lucy Trojan Asteroid (3548) Eurybates & Queta Flyby
August 12, 2027 · time to be confirmed
Lucy Main Belt Asteroid (52246) Donaldjohansen Flyby
April 20, 2025 · UTC
Lucy Earth Flyby
December 13, 2024 · UTC
Lucy Earth Flyby
October 16, 2022 · UTC
Lucy
October 16, 2021 · UTC
NASA Lucy Pre-Launch News Conference
October 13, 2021 · UTC
Complete source cohort: 9,386 records.
