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.

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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.

CONNECTED EVENT · UPCOMING

Lucy Trojan Asteroids (617) Patroclus & Menoetius Flyby

March 3, 2033 · time to be confirmed

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CONNECTED EVENT · UPCOMING

Lucy Earth Flyby

December 25, 2030 · time to be confirmed

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CONNECTED EVENT · UPCOMING

Lucy Trojan Asteroid (21900) Orus Flyby

November 11, 2028 · time to be confirmed

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CONNECTED EVENT · UPCOMING

Lucy Trojan Asteroid (11351) Leucus Flyby

April 18, 2028 · time to be confirmed

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CONNECTED EVENT · UPCOMING

Lucy Trojan Asteroid (15094) Polymele Flyby

September 15, 2027 · time to be confirmed

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CONNECTED EVENT · UPCOMING

Lucy Trojan Asteroid (3548) Eurybates & Queta Flyby

August 12, 2027 · time to be confirmed

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CONNECTED EVENT

Lucy Main Belt Asteroid (52246) Donaldjohansen Flyby

April 20, 2025 · UTC

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CONNECTED EVENT

Lucy Earth Flyby

December 13, 2024 · UTC

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CONNECTED EVENT

Lucy Earth Flyby

October 16, 2022 · UTC

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TARGET-RELATED FLIGHT

Lucy

October 16, 2021 · UTC

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CONNECTED EVENT

NASA Lucy Pre-Launch News Conference

October 13, 2021 · UTC

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Complete source cohort: 9,386 records.

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