11509 Thersilochos
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 15, 1990 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 11509 |
| 1990 VL6 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.927 |
| Perihelion | 4.443 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1431 |
| 4312.216 | |
| 241.871 | |
| Inclination | 18.499 |
| 214.703 | |
| 127.717 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 57[1] km |
| 10.1[1] | |
11509 Thersilochos (1990 VL6) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on November 15, 1990, by Belgian astronomer E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 2010 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 17.367 ± 0.015 hours with a brightness variation of 0.27 ± 0.01 magnitude.[1]
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